Why did Vladek marry Anja?

She's a good girl, and her family has money.

Which of the following is NOT a difference between "Maus" and "Visitor on the Hell Planet"?

The characters do not have names.

What happens to Vladek and Anja at the end of the story?

They are arrested on the train to Hungary and sent to Auschwitz.

Which of the following is NOT a clue that Anja was suicidal?

She tried to kill herself twice in her adulthood.

In Chapter 3, Vladek...

...becomes a prisoner of war while in the army.

What happened to Vladek's father?

He went to the "bad" side during registration.

Why are the Jews in the story often drawn wearing pig masks?

They are trying to hide that they are Jews by blending in with the Polish.

What happened to Richieu after Vladek and Anja sent him away for protection?

He was poisoned by the woman caring for him.

What was the comic "Visitor on the Hell Planet" about?

Art dealing with his mother's suicide.

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Maus I Review

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A review of the basic characters and story elements of "Maus I: My Father Bleeds History."

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1
Why did Vladek marry Anja?
She took care of him when he got sick.
She's a good girl, and her family has money.
She was a chef, so he knew he's never go hungry.
It was an arranged marriage, so he didn't have a choice.
2
Who is the author of Maus?
Richieu Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman
Anja Spiegelman
Vladek Spiegelman
3
Which of the following is NOT a difference between "Maus" and "Visitor on the Hell Planet"?
The characters are drawn like people.
The characters do not have names.
There's more emotion that's easily seen.
There is more black space than white space.
4
What is the name of Vladek's second wife?
Lucia
Susan
Mala
Anja
5
True or False: Vladek compared Art to Walt Disney.
False
True
6
What happens to Vladek and Anja at the end of the story?
They immigrate to America before the Nazis ca find them.
They are arrested on the train to Hungary and sent to Auschwitz.
They stay in Poland, but move to a new city.
They flee to Czechoslovakia and hide as sanitarium patients.
7
Which of the following is NOT a clue that Anja was suicidal?
She tried to kill herself twice in her adulthood.
She took pills for anxiety.
She was a prisoner in a concentration camp.
She had post-partum depression after she gave birth to her first son.
8
In which country did Vladek live in his youth?
Hungary
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
9
After Vladek leaves the military in Chapter 4, what job does he get back into doing?
Military reserves
Factory work
Food processing
Textiles
10
In Chapter 3, Vladek...
...went AWOL from the army.
...contracted typhus and was sent home on an honorable discharge.
...was kept in army barracks until he could gain weight.
...becomes a prisoner of war while in the army.
11
What does Art call Vladek at the end of the novel?
"Murderer"
"Dad"
"Evil"
"Hero"
12
True or False: There are many Holocaust survivors who act like Vladek.
False
True
13
What happened to Vladek's father?
He went to the "bad" side during registration.
He was sent to Auschwitz in the first raid in Sosnowiec.
He was shot execution-style by Nazis.
He hid in a bunker designed by Vladek.
14
Why are the Jews in the story often drawn wearing pig masks?
They are also Polish by nationality so they want to draw attention to that.
They are trying to hide that they are Jews by blending in with the Polish.
They are hiding their faces from the Nazis.
They are celebrating a holiday similar to Halloween.
15
Who is the main character of Maus?
Anja Spiegelman
Vladek Spiegelman
Richieu Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman
16
What did Vladek do with Anja's diaries?
He published them.
He donated them.
He saved them.
He burned them.
17
In this story, Jewish people are drawn as...
dogs
pigs
cats
mice
18
What happened to Richieu after Vladek and Anja sent him away for protection?
He ran away to find his parents.
He was poisoned by the woman caring for him.
He was playing outside and was arrested with a group of Jewish children.
He was found by Nazis while hiding in a basement.
19
What do Jewish people begin wearing in Chapter 4?
Earmuffs
Pig masks
Trench coats
the Star of David
20
What was the comic "Visitor on the Hell Planet" about?
Vladek's time in Auschwitz.
Art dealing with his mother's suicide.
An alien invasion inspired by a dream Art had.
Art explaining the story of Richieu's life.
21
Why were Jews being arrested and hanged in Sosnowiec?
Violating the Nuremburg laws
Failing to do the Nazi salute
Keeping Jewish businesses open
Not registering as Jewish
22
In 1938, while taking Anja to the sanitarium, Vladek sees something for the first time. What was it?
The swastika
Adolf Hitler
The POW camps
Auschwitz
23
True or False: Vladek and Mala were a happily married couple.
True
False
24
What happened to Anja?
She developed lung cancer.
She committed suicide.
She was in a fatal car accident.
She died in Auschwitz (the concentration camp).
25
Where did Vladek live in his old age?
Williamsburg, VA
Rego Park, NY
Mahwah, NJ
Manhattan, NY

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