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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vladek ride when he takes the street car into town?

2. What does Artie’s father say Anja was doing during their time in the ghetto?

3. What happened to Vladek’s Bielsko factory during the war?

4. What does Vladek make a sketch of, for Artie in Chapter 5?

5. What part of his father’s story does Artie say he wishes he knew more about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Ilzecki propose to Vladek, and what is Anja’s response to this proposal?

2. Describe Vladek’s first business deal after returning from the POW camp.

3. How do Vladek and Anja end up staying with Mrs. Motonowa?

4. How does Artie get out of helping his father fix the roof?

5. What kind of reception do Vladek and Anja get when they inquire with Mrs. Kawka about hiding with her?

6. How does Artie characterize his father’s attitude toward money in the beginning of Chapter 4?

7. Where does Vladek say he worked in Sosnowiec?

8. What plans do Vladek and Anja make for Richieu, and what happens to him?

9. How does Art Spiegelman include Maus within the book itself?

10. What does Vladek find when he goes out to reconnoitre Sosonwiec while Anja hides?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is Maus relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book that describe its contemporary relevance.

Essay Topic 3

Most of the action of Maus takes place in Poland as Vladek recounts his experiences there, but Artie is American, and the story also takes place in Rego Park. In what way is Maus an American book?

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