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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, why does Vladek stop hearing from Anja?

3. How does the process of gathering information change Artie’s relationship with his father?

4. While in the POW camp, what were the conditions under which Vladek could write home?

5. Who is the friend Anja “always ran to see” even after she and Vladek were married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tasks are Vladek and his companions given at the work assignment?

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

3. What doubts does Vladek have about Anja before he marries her?

4. Describe Vladek’s dream and its meaning.

5. What effect does the birth of Richieu have on Vladek and Anja?

6. What problems does Artie's father have with his eyes?

7. 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?

8. Describe Vladek’s accommodations at the POW camp.

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 health when Artie sees him again at the beginning of Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you rewrite Maus if you were to adapt it and make it your own? What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of Maus—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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