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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medical condition does Artie's father have?
(a) Emphysema.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

2. How often do Vladek and Anja see each other once Vladek’s father-in-law’s business plans for Vladek come through?
(a) Irregularly.
(b) Every six months.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Every month.

3. How does Artie’s father characterize his relationship with women?
(a) He says that he often toyed with them.
(b) He says they were seeking him out.
(c) He says that he was deeply committed to one girl at a time.
(d) He says that was quite shy.

4. What does Vladek do to get back in touch with Anja after she stopped contacting him?
(a) He travels to her town at the weekend.
(b) He asks Anja’s father to intercede.
(c) He phones until she agrees to take his call.
(d) He writes her long letters.

5. Where does Artie's father live, in the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Rego Park, NY.
(b) Los Angeles, CA.
(c) Berlin, Germany.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Artie’s father characterize the situation for the Jews in Germany in 1937?

2. What does Vladek say was Anja’s response to his strong reaction to someone getting arrested due to the work she was doing for her friend during the war?

3. What does Anja’s closet tell Vladek about her character?

4. What was the outcome for the person who was arrested due to Anja's work for her friend?

5. What experience does Art Spiegelman’s father contrast with Art’s experience of his friends skating away when his skate broke?

(see the answer key)

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