MAUS Chapter 5

What is "Prisoner on the Hell Planet" mostly about?

• Vladek's experience in the Holocaust.

• Artie's experiences in college.

• Artie's experiences as a child.

• Anja's suicide.

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Anja's parents were...

• killed in the gas chambers in Auschwitz.

• shot on the streets of the ghetto.

• deported.

• hung on the streets of the ghetto.

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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.

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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.

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3. Which of the following locations does the title of the fifth chapter, “Mouse Holes,” refer to?

• a) A bunker beneath a coal bin and behind a false wall

• b) A bunker in an attic above a chandelier

• c) A bunker under a pile of shoes in a shoe shop

• d) All of the above

• e) None of the above

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What is the title of the 4-page comic included in the middle of the chapter?

• "Suicide and Survivor Guilt"

• "A Family Tragedy"

• "Prisoner on the Hell Planet"

• "Deferred Trauma"

• "Echoes Down the Corridor"

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What does Anja's sister, Tosha, always carry around her neck?

• Tosha carries a key to Mr. Zylberberg's house

• Tosha carries a vial of poison

• Tosa carries a good luck charm

• Tosha carries a necklace with the Star of David

• Tosha carries a compass

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How does Haskel Spiegelman smuggle Vladek, Anja, and Lolek out of the building in Srodula from which Jews are being shipped to Auschwitz?

• He carries them out in pails used to carry food.

• He leads them out through an underground tunnel

• He leads them out through a secret back entrance

• He leads them out by jumping across two rooftops

• He drives them out in a covered wagon

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Which two characters is Haskel unable to smuggle out from the building in Srodula?

• Wolfe and Tosha

• Tosha and Bibi

• Lonia and Richieu

• Artie and Vladek

• Mr. Zylberberg and his wife, Matka

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Which ingredient does Vladek's cousin, Pesach, accidentally add to a cake?

• Condensed milk

• Poppy seeds

• Powdered sugar

• Lemon rind

• Laundry soap

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