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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Artie’s father say he was often compared to?
(a) Fred Astaire.
(b) Rudolph Valentino.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

2. How old is Art Spiegelman at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Six or seven.
(b) Fifteen or sixteen.
(c) Three or four.
(d) Eleven or twelve.

3. What objection does Artie’s father make about the material Artie is gathering?
(a) He says that it is irrelevant.
(b) He says that it is private.
(c) He says that it has nothing to do with Hitler.
(d) He says that it violates Anja’s memory.

4. What wedding gift does Artie’s father say his father-in-law gave him?
(a) A gold ring.
(b) Investments.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) An inscribed copy of the Torah.

5. What experience does Art Spiegelman’s father contrast with Art’s experience of his friends skating away when his skate broke?
(a) His experience as a father.
(b) His experience in the Holocaust.
(c) His experience as a soldier.
(d) His experience as a young boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anja’s teacher tell Artie's father tell about Anja?

2. Who visits Vladek before he moves to Anja’s town?

3. Where do Vladek and Anja live after they are married?

4. How does Artie's father surprise Anja on their first date?

5. How did Artie’s mother die?

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