View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of his father’s story does Artie say he wishes he knew more about?
(a) The story of the Polish leaders.
(b) Richieu’s story.
(c) The story of the ghettos.
(d) Anja’s story.

2. What happens when Vladek and Anja are followed after leaving Mrs. Motonowa’s house?
(a) They have to run to get away from the people following them.
(b) The soldiers search them.
(c) They are arrested.
(d) The people continue without bothering them.

3. In Chapter 4, what does Artie urge his father to do, regarding his story?
(a) Tell him the history of each of the people he mentions.
(b) Speed up his narration.
(c) Keep his story chronologically straight.
(d) Tell him every detail.

4. Where does Vladek take refuge as Srodula is liquidated?
(a) Beneath the German officers’ quarters.
(b) In an underground bunker.
(c) In a bunker inside a pile of shoes.
(d) In the latrine.

5. What does Artie resent in “Prisoner on the Hell Planet”?
(a) His own indifference.
(b) His father’s excessive grief.
(c) His relatives’ apparent indifference.
(d) His father’s heartlessness.

6. What does Artie say is Vladek’s relationship with Artie’s comic books?
(a) He doesn’t look at them when Artie puts them under his nose.
(b) He looks at rough drafts and makes editorial suggestions.
(c) He has never seen Artie’s work.
(d) He reads everything Artie does.

7. Where did the Zylberberg family go on January 1, 1942?
(a) A smaller apartment.
(b) A work camp.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A factory.

8. How does Ilzecki save Vladek’s life?
(a) He gives him somewhere to hide when the Nazis are rounding up Jews.
(b) He pays a German officer to keep him from being deported.
(c) He gives him forged papers that allow him to travel.
(d) He vouches for him when the Germans have arrested him.

9. Who did the Germans round up in the spring of 1944?
(a) The working-age men.
(b) The old people.
(c) The children.
(d) The women.

10. Who causes Vladek and Anja to be arrested?
(a) People who used to know them.
(b) The smugglers.
(c) The Gestapo stops them randomly.
(d) Their fellow passengers.

11. Where does Vladek say he made a bunker in the second house he lived in at Srodula?
(a) In a tin shop.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In factory.
(d) In the basement.

12. Where did Vladek and Anja and her family live in Srodula?
(a) A prison.
(b) A shack.
(c) The streets.
(d) An apartment.

13. What does Vladek tell the smugglers?
(a) That he doesn’t have enough money.
(b) That he is ready to leave.
(c) That he will go in the future.
(d) That he needs guarantees.

14. What wakes Artie up at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Vladek is calling to invite Artie to come for dinner.
(b) Vladek is calling to ask Artie to help him with chores.
(c) Vladek is calling to borrow some tools.
(d) Mala is calling because Vladek has climbed out on the roof.

15. As related in Chapter 6, how does Vladek help his fellow prisoners?
(a) He writes letters in German.
(b) He distracts the guard so one can flee.
(c) He smuggles them food.
(d) He bribes the guard for more food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Vladek and Anja spend the night after leaving Mrs. Motonowa’s house?

2. What does Artie say overwhelms him at his mother’s funeral?

3. Why does Artie’s father say that Anja’s Uncle Herman and Aunt Helen were lucky?

4. How do Vladek’s in-laws distract themselves from the war?

5. What is the punishment for even minor violations of laws during the war?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 628 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample