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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why does Vladek stop hearing from Anja?
(a) She fell ill.
(b) She wanted to play hard to get.
(c) She got a letter from Lucia.
(d) She had doubts about Vladek’s integrity.

2. What territory is Vladek’s home in, after the division of Poland?
(a) The Russian section.
(b) The Reich.
(c) Prussia.
(d) The Protectorate.

3. What is Artie's father doing when Artie sees him again in Chapter 2?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Building book shelves.
(c) Working out.
(d) Counting pills.

4. What happened to Vladek and Anja’s first son?
(a) He emigrated to Australia.
(b) He moved to Brazil.
(c) He died during the war.
(d) He died in infancy.

5. How was Vladek’s brother Marcus kept out of the army?
(a) He was sent to America.
(b) One hand was mutilated.
(c) His teeth were pulled out.
(d) He was kept on a starvation diet so he would be too thin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Vladek say his position as a Jew in Poland is less secure than his position as a prisoner of war?

3. Where was Vladek stationed when he was in the Polish army?

4. How does Artie describe the relationship between his father and Anja?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Vladek’s dream and its meaning.

2. What consequences do Anja’s political activities have?

3. How does Vladek get back to Sosnowiec?

4. Describe the partition of Poland under the Nazis.

5. What political news do Vladek and Anja hear on their way to Czechoslovakia?

6. What explains Vladek’s decision to marry Anja and not Lucia Greenberg?

7. In Chapter 1, how does Artie characterize his relationship with his father?

8. How was Vladek kept out of the Polish army the first time, and why did he end up going into the army the next year?

9. In addition to Vladek being released from the work camp during Parshas Truma, what events take place at Parshas Truma?

10. Describe Vladek’s relationship with Lucia Greenberg, as described in Chapter 1.

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