MAUS Chapter 1-2 Quiz

1. What is the best way to describe Vladek's character when he first meets Anja?

• He is a shy bachelor at first, but he is motivated to get married.
• He is greedy, and money is his sole interest in Anja.
• He proves himself clever and in search of an intelligent, tidy, and kind girl.
• He proves himself a hardworking man in search of a beautiful woman to marry.

2. What is the meaning of "survivor" on page 11 used to describe Mala?

• She survived being married to Vladek.
• She survived the journey to come to America.
• She survived the Holocaust.
• She survived a terminal illness.

3. Why does Vladek most likely demand a wooden hanger for Artie?

• He wants the best for his son and cares about presentation.
• He wants an excuse to get into a fight with Mala.
• He has not seen his son in almost two years so he wanted to show off his new wooden hangers.
• He purchased the coat for Artie and wants it to keep its shape.

4. Lucia Greenberg presents a conflict for Vladek. Which quote from Chapter 1 establishes this problem?

• “You must have another girlfriend who cleans for you – No?”
• “Her family was nice, but had no money, even for a dowry.”
• “Pssh! And look at what a beauty you picked.”
• “It was not so easy to get free from Lucia.”

5. How is Artie’s comment about making “everything more real – more human” ironic?

• The characters are not depicted as humans.
• Artie breaks his promise to his father and includes information about Lucia anyway.
• The entire story is not real; it is fiction.
• Vladek does not act humanely in the chapter.

6. What is the Zylberberg family’s economic status?

• They are millionaires who own a hosiery factory.
• They earned their money by working in textiles.
• They earned their money from inheritance and dowries.
• They are an upper-middle class family who work at a university.

7. What is the best way to describe Vladek’s opinion of doctors?

• He is a doctor himself.
• He wishes they were more dependable but has one surgeon he trusts.
• He does not trust them and wants to take charge of his own health.
• He is very sick and sees a doctor regularly.

8. What is Artie’s behavior toward his father based on the first chapters of the novel?

• Artie seems concerned about his father’s poor health and pill dosage.
• Artie does not seem interested in his father’s life unless it involves material for his novel.
• Artie refuses to speak to his father at all.
• Artie is disrespectful toward his father.

9. Why does the author emphasize the diversity at the sanitarium?

• He emphasizes how peaceful and secluded it is in comparison to the rest of the country.
• He shows it is possible for different races to get along.
• He stresses the positive influence of the sanitarium on Anja.
• He wanted to try more characters so the reader could guess the races.

10. Why was the doll collection important for Anja to carry with her?

• She was able to sell them for money.
• She was able to distract Richieu with them.
• She was able to keep herself entertained with them when she felt lonely.
• She was able to display them at their new house.