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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Artie's father meet Anja?
(a) During a visit to his family.
(b) At the factory where he worked.
(c) In a library.
(d) In a park.

3. What problem does Vladek have with his eyes?
(a) He has glaucoma in both eyes.
(b) He has ruptured blood vessels in his eyes, and has reduced vision.
(c) He has one glass eye, and cataracts in the other.
(d) He has macular degeneration in both eyes.

4. Who is the friend Anja “always ran to see” even after she and Vladek were married?
(a) A communist from Warsaw.
(b) A cousin from Berlin.
(c) An old boyfriend from home.
(d) A childhood friend.

5. 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?
(a) He says that she insisted on helping the resistance.
(b) He says that she continued to help the Communists without his knowledge.
(c) He says that she agreed to stop seeing the Communist.
(d) He says that she moved to her parents’ house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What objection does Artie’s father make about the material Artie is gathering?

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

3. How does Artie’s father describe Anja’s reaction after giving birth?

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

5. What is the age difference between Artie's father and Anja?

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