MAUS II Test Review

Trauma can appear in the form of

• the choice in where one lives

• behaviors and interactions with others

• long walks together

• sharing your bingo winnings

Which lit device shows contrast between two opposite scenes in a story's structure?

• allusion

• flashback

• personification

• irony

Art's talk with Pavel shows...

• how Vladek knew Pavel

• why psychiatry is expensive

• how Art really feels about Vladek

• what it takes to grow up

An example of how Vladek's trauma controls his behavior is

• he returns food to the supermarket

• he stockpiles free matches

• he opens one can of salt at a time

• all of these

The destruction of Anja's diaries means

• her story can never really be told

• Vladek is a pyromaniac

• Anja must tell her stories to Art verbally

• Art must make up his own stories about Anja's life

Evidence that "identity" is a theme of MAUS II includes which of the following?

• Mala leaving Vladek and taking money with to Florida

• Nazis taking clothing and names away from prisoners

• Mandelbaum's clothes not fitting

• Vladek sneaking into The Pines for bingo

Vladek, Mandelbaum, and Abraham's conversation in which of these languages was understood by the smugglers?

• Elvish

• French

• Yiddish

• Hungarian

Which of the following illustrates Vladek's use of capitalism to survive?

• his sending letters to Anja through Mancie

• his making coffee at home instead of paying for it at bingo

• his volunteering to be an English tutor

• his trading on the black market

The purpose of a flashforward is to

• provide info to help a reader's understanding

• add variety to the timeline of a story

• trick the reader

• provide spoilers to readers who enjoy them

Generation gaps are illustrated by

• differences in values

• a lack of mutual understanding

• conflicting points of view

• all of these