Maus II #11 (97-100)

Vladek says that after several days with typhus, _____.

• he got well again quickly

• his fever decreased

• he injured himself by slipping on dead bodies

• he also caught measles

Vladek learns that the prisoners who _____ will be set free (exchanged as war prisoners).

• have a good record

• are Jewish

• are not Jewish

• are strong enough to travel

Prisoners will be exchanged as war prisoners (released from the Germans) at/in _____.

• the border of Switzerland

• Berlin, the German capital

• Poland

• Birkenau

Transportation from Dachau to the Swiss border and expected freedom is to be by _____.

• foot

• military vehicle

• bus

• train

To get to the train going to the Swiss border, Vladek _____.

• ran

• walked

• crawled

• was held up by others

The prisoners on the train to the Swiss border were as crowded and crushed as the prisoners on the train to Dachau.

• true

• false

The train to the Swiss border was _____.

• for the gestapo

• built to transport cows

• an actual passenger train

Which sentence shows hope that Vladek's ordeal with the Nazis is coming to an end? _____

• I thought this train, it must be for the gestapo.

• (The train) took us out from Dachau, in the direction of Switzerland.

Which statement best describes the relationship of Vladek and his French friend after the war?

• They lost communication with one another.

• There was no relationship--only Vladek survived.

• They sent letters to one another for many years.

• They became co-founders of a survivors-support group.

What reason does Vladek give for eventually throwing away his friend's letters?

• He learned that the friend had been a kapo.

• He ran out of storage space.

• Mala insisted that he get rid of them.

• He wanted to get everything about the war out of his mind.