MAUS Chapter 5

Artie says he chose art/comics because it was one area he didn't have to compete with Vladek in. What does this reveal about Art's relationship with his Dad?

• He never felt like he could be as good as Vladek.

• He hates him for surviving the Holocaust.

• He resents him for Anja's suicide.

• He thinks his Dad is too difficult.

What event does Artie's comic "Prisoner on Hell Planet" describe?

• Vladek escaping the POW camp.

• Vladek's first heart attack.

• Anja's suicide.

• The death of Mala's parents.

We learn that Tosha killed the children and herself with poison rather than go to Auschwitz. We can infer she made this decision because-

• She knew that Auschwitz would be worse than death.

• She wanted to get back at Vladek.

• She couldn't afford to feed them any longer.

• Vladek told her to do it in case they got caught.

Why does Vladek build the bunkers in the houses in Srodula?

• The family needed extra sleeping space.

• To hide the family from the Germans.

• To hide German soldiers who were leaving the Gestapo.

• To save Mala's family.

Why does the author portray the paths in the image on page 125 as a swastika?

• To symbolize that the Germans were everywhere.

• To remind the reader what a swastika looks like.

• To show off Artie's drawing skills.

• To make the reader feel threatened.

What happens to Lolek when he decides he isn't going to hide anymore?

• He manages to hide with a Polish famiy.

• He is taken to Auschwitz and killed.

• He manages to find a job.

• He escapes to America.

At the end of the chapter, Vladek questions why he ever married Mala. Why do you think me married her?

• He was lonely after Anja's death and Mala was also a survivor.

• Before dying, Anja encouraged him to get remarried.

• Artie encouraged him to get remarried.

• He needed someone to take care of him.

On what day of the week did the vans go to Auschwitz?

• Monday

• Saturday

• Thursday

• Wednesday

On page 116, Vladek stops to pick up a wire. What does his conversation with Artie about the wire reveal?

• He thinks people should stop littering.

• He doesn't believe in being wasteful.

• He wants to give Artie a gift made from wire.

• He thought it was pretty.

What happens to the man who told the Germans where Vladek and his family were hiding?

• The Germans paid him very well.

• Haskel arranged to have him killed.

• The Spiegelman family forgave him.

• Him and Vladek became best friends.