Maus Excerpt

Why are some characters mice and some cats?

• The mice were the Germans; the cats were the Jews. This was to to show a cat and mouse parallel - the Jews were being pursued by the Germans

• The mice were the Jews; the cats were the Germans. This was to to show a cat and mouse parallel - the Jews were being pursued by the Germans.

• There were no dogs.

• The mice and cats represented the different countries involved in the Holocaust tragedy.

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Where are Vladek and Anya taken after the Gestapo catches them on the train?

• They were taken to prison.

• They were taken to a concentration camp.

• They were taken to Russia.

• Actually, they were never caught.

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The Holocaust took place in _______________________ . (Select two answers)

• United States

• Poland

• Germany

• Russia

The author of Maus is

• Vladek Spiegelman

• Anja Spiegelman

• Art Spiegelman

• Mandelbaum

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The main character of Maus is

• Valdek

• Richieu

• Anja

• Art

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Valdek and Anja Spiegelman want to escape to

• Germany

• Austria

• Poland

• Hungry

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The name of the notorious concentration camp was

• Warsaw Ghetto

• Sosnowiec

• Auschwitz-Birkenau

• Rome

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In the excerpt we read, who were we told survived the Holocaust?

• Art

• Anja

• Nobody survived

• Miloch, his wife and his child

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Where was Miloch and his family's original higing place?

• In the garbage hole in the middle of the courtyard

• In a closet under the stairs

• In a forest

• He didn't need to hide.

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How were Vladek and Mandelbaum tricked by the smugglers?

• By a forged note from Art

• By a forged note from Abraham

• This is a trick question, they weren't tricked

• My Mrs. Motonowa's husband

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