"From Maus" Test

Anja and Vladek's relationship can be described as

• A. Loving and caring
• B. Strained and difficult
• C. Abusive and cruel

How do the Nazi's treat the Polish and Jewish prisoners of war?

• A. They treat all prisoners horribly, starving them and forcing them to do hard labor.
• B. They treat the Jewish prisoners worse than everyone else, forcing them to do hard labor and sleep in freezing tents.
• C. They treat everyone well with plenty of food and warm bunks.

Is a graphic convention used commonly in comic books and cartoons to exhibiting thoughts/dialogue of a character.

• A. Distinguish
• B. Catergorize
• C. Speech Balloon
• D. Encapsulation

Is an individual frame, or single drawing, in the multiple- panel sequence of a comic strip or comic book.

• A. Speech Balloon
• B. Panel
• C. Plausible
• D. Contend

What is the name of the family in the story?

• A. Freidrich
• B. Voldemort
• C. Spielgelmans
• D. Frielgelmans

Who were the Spigelmans trying to use to escape the Nazis?

• A. Smugglers
• B. Local Guides
• C. Children
• D. Traveling Agency

What did the smugglers end up doing to the family?

• A. Turning them over to the Nazis.
• B. They did not do anything to the family, they did not work with smugglers.
• C. Taking them with them to another safe house.
• D. Helping them reach safety.

What animal was used to tell the story selection from Maus?

• A. leopards
• B. mice
• C. snake
• D. giraffes

Why was the animal that Art Spiegelman chose used?

• A. He likes them.
• B. It showed that they are always in garbage.
• C. The choice was because they are mostly gray.
• D. It showed their vulnerability.

What does encapsulation mean?

• A. deciding what is the best hat to wear.
• B. driving a vehicle that feels like it closes in around you.
• C. using a capsule to make a time capsule and burying it.
• D. the layout and choice of scenes and features to capture, or display in panels.