Maus II #4 (pages 30 - 37)

The method of torture shown on Page 30 is _____.

• promising food and then not providing it

• giving orders faster than they can be obeyed

• destroying letters from family

Vladek is distinguished from almost all of the other prisoners by his _____.

• Jewishness

• good humor in difficult circumstances

• ability to speak English and Polish

• age

The kapo advises Vladek to _____.

• resist the Nazis with force

• stand at the far left in the next day's line-up

• give up all hope for freedom

During the "selection" on Page 32, Vladek _____.

• stood at the far left

• kept his friend Mandelbaum near him

• was not selected for the day's work

• all of the others

The kapo studies English to _____.

• write a book about his experiences in Auschwitz

• write letters to his girlfriend

• read Shakespeare

• put himself in a good position if Germany loses the war

Allies are the countries working _____ German in World War II.

• against

• with

• neither (They are the neutral countries.)

Reich refers to _____.

• the German government

• the allies' agreement with each other

• the argument for war

The kapo becomes angry when Vladek _____.

• refuses to teach English

• asks for an extra pair of shoes

• steps on a prisoner who was sleeping

The kapo protected Mandelbaum because Mandelbaum _____.

• taught the kapo English

• was able to steal food for the kapo

• was Vladek's friend

• was a fellow human being

Vladek's friend Mandelbaum _____.

• was killed for trying to escape

• was beaten and kicked to death for not working fast enough

• got sick and was sent to the oven

• was never seen again and almost certainly died