Maus II Chapter 1

Why does Vladek pretend to have a heart attack?

• To get attention from Mala

• To get attention from the prison guards

• To get attention from Anja

• To get attention from his son Artie

What happened to Mala?

• She used all his matches.

• She left him and took his car, money, and jewelry.

• She fell in love with another man.

• She called the police on his for spousal abuse.

• She died at the hands of the Nazis.

What does Artie wonder about - if Richieu were still alive?

• How old he would be.

• How he would look.

• If they would get along.

• If he would be rich.

According to Artie, he was not a well-behaved child. What did he do?

• Throw temper tantrums and caused trouble.

• Threw glass items at the wall and ran away.

• Got bad grades in school and was sent to the principal's office.

• Used drugs.

What nightmares did Artie have when he was in school?

• Nightmares about Richieu and what happened to him.

• Nightmares about his father and mother in a concentration camp.

• Nightmares about S.S. men coming into his class and taking the Jewish kids.

• Nightmares about Mala.

Why does Artie wish he could have been in Auschwitz with his parents?

• To know his relatives.

• To see the buildings.

• To learn German.

• To learn about what they went through during their imprisonment.

What three things did Mala steal?

• a phone, a watch, and the keys to the condo

• a phone, a car, and money

• money, a car, and jewelry

• a phone, jewelry, and cash

Where did Mala go?

• Back to Auschwitz

• To New York City

• To Paris, France

• To Florida

Why does Vladek make a huge fuss about wooden matches?

• Because he only has 50 of them and they are expensive

• Because he is making a miniature house of wooden matches.

• Matches were hard to find during the war.

• Because he wants to sell them.

In order to save matches to light the stove, what does Vladek do?

• He does not light the stove.

• He rubs two sticks together to make a fire.

• He uses a Bic Lighter.

• He keeps the gas stove on all day long so he won't have to light it.