Chapter 5 Mid-Unit Practice Test

Select the best definition for an author’s tone.

• The author, narrator or speaker’s attitude or feelings expressed in their writing.

• The reader’s attitude or feelings about what they are reading.

• The symbolism the writer uses to convey deeper meaning.

• The summary of events that occur throughout the story.

Which statement conveys a frustrated tone?

• a. "Grab your knick-knacks, and the doll collection! You’ll see you may enjoy them."

• b. "Let’s hope those Nazi gangsters get thrown out of power!"

• c. "I’m not going to die, and I won’t die here! I want to be treated like a human being!"

• d. "I found a specialist what saved you. . .he had to break your arm to take you out from Anja’s belly!"

Which of the following quotes utilizes direct characterization to help the reader better understand Vladek?

• a. "I was, at that time, young, and really a nice, handsome boy."

• b. "You know, my father tried to keep all his children out from the army. . ."

• c. "I thought you were released as a prisoner of war!"

• d. "When you were sitting first down to dinner, I threw it outside. By now the garbage men took it away."

Which of the following best explains why the Jewish people are represented by mice in the graphic novel?

• The mice symbolize how Jewish people were viewed by Nazis during the Holocaust.

• The author wanted to entertain the reader.

• The mice symbolize how German people were viewed by Jewish people during the Holocaust.

• The mice represent humans.

Which of the following quotes utilizes indirect characterization to help the reader better understand Vladek?

• “I was, at that time, young, and really a nice, handsome boy.”

• “What to do? She ran to the seamstress what was one of our tenants.”

• “Hmmh. Thanks for the Dinner Mala. It was delicious.”

• “With Orbachs’ I stayed a few days recuperating. But I was restless. How could I manage to sneak across the border to my family?”

Select the best definition for theme.

• A one-word summary of the text.

• The characters main problem or conflict.

• The message the author is conveying throughout the text.

• The rising action of the text.

Which of the following best supports the theme of Chapter 4: The Noose Tightens?

• "It was dangerous to carry these things - but maybe I could be lucky. When somebody is hungry he looks for business..."

• You and Mala! You both think money grows on bushes. I’ll fix it myself!

• "No it’s not like before the war, Vladek - can’t get the foods I need."

• "But we must really tighten our belts until the war ends."

Which of the following best supports the theme of Chapter 3: Prisoner of War?

• "Ah! It looks on you like a million dollars!"

• "I'm trying to get to Sosnowiec - back to my family"

• "We've bribed the Germans to release prisoners into the homes of local Jews who will claim you as relatives."

• “Let’ hope it’s true. I’m afraid we’ll never get out of here.”

Based on the following quote, what can you infer about Vladek? "These I saved from a Red Cross package. Always I saved. . . just in case!"

• a. Vladek is resourceful

• b. Vladek is wasteful

• c. Vladek is stubborn

• d. Vladek is kind

Based on the quote, what can you infer about Artie? "You always tell me the same things. There’s nothing I can do."

• a. Artie is dismissive of his father’s feelings

• b. Artie is considerate of his father’s feelings

• c. Artie is interested in his father’s day-to-day life

• d. Artie is sympathetic to his father.