SAT Vocab 1 & Maus

In the first two chapters of Maus, we are provided two narrative elements of note. First, an element we have in the Prologue is Art’s way of _____ interest in the story of his father, Vladek.

• kindling
• hampering

• enfranchising

• noxious

As to Maus, Vladek’s story helps us to understand the realities of the Holocaust. Survivors had to deal with everyday bigots who were happy to see the Jewish people, and other “undesirables”, placed into noxious ghettos, disenfranchised, and exterminated.

What is the antonymic definition to bigots in this sentence?

• A person who is intolerant or prejudiced

• A person who is tolerant or respectful

• A person who is violent and aggressive

• A person who is placid and despondent

Because Art emulates realistic language, it may hamper understanding of the story and prevent, at times, the intricate complexities of his father’s tale from coming through.

In this context, hamper most likely means:

• To hinder or reduce

• To help or aid

• To promote or emphasize

• To support or buttress

As to Maus, Vladek’s story helps us to understand the realities of the Holocaust. Survivors had to deal with everyday bigots who were happy to see the Jewish people, and other “undesirables”, placed into noxious ghettos, disenfranchised, and exterminated.

A synonym most closely representative to disenfranchised would be:

• Disqualified

• Disproved

• Dismissed

• Employed

They could have Jewish people do work for which they were not remunerated and the Jewish people had no legal recourse to fight back. Remuneration is simply:

• A worker being given money for what they have done.

• A worker paying taxes on money they've earned.

• A worker being disqualified from a job.

• A worker fighting for equal pay.

Some examples of a ___ could be: a lucky coin, a rabbit's foot, a religious symbol.

Of the following, who might most likely be considered a noxious person?

• A Gossip

• A Leader

• A Survivor

• A Soldier

In the US, $20 bills are the ones most often ____(ed).

The Prologue of Maus opens in which state?

• New York

• New Jersey

• Rego Park

• New Hampshire

The woman who Vladek says "wouldn't really let [him] go" is:

• Lucia

• Mala

• Anja

• Maria