Maus Chapter One

Match the following

• a Polish Jew and a Holocaust survivor.

• Vladek

• Vladek’s second wife/Holocaust survivor

• Anja

• Vladek's wife and Art's mother.

• Mala

• visits his father to record his memories

• Art

• woman Vladek dated before he met Anja.

• Lucia

Vladek receives an urgent call stating there is something wrong with Anja. What is wrong with Anja?

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Why is Vladek’s reference to Walt Disney is an example of dramatic irony. Why is this amusing to Artie?

• Vladek did not know who Walt Disney was immediately.

• Vladek only knows one cartoonist: Walt Disney.

• Vladek thinks his son is better than Walt Disney.

• Vladek does not know that Walt Disney was rumored to be anti-Semitic.  

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Which of the following is not an example of the internal struggle between survival instincts and suppressing religious beliefs.

• Characters wearing a pig mask.

• Vladek’s encounter with the school children.

• Speaking Yiddish in front of the smugglers.

• Vladek riding in the German official train car

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Book 2, Chapter 1: In return for giving the Kapo English lessons the Kapo gives Vladek

• food, better clothes, and help for his friend Mandelbaum

• money

• a bed to sleep in

• a letter from Anja

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On page 6, in the last frame, what does Vladek mean when he says to Artie, “Then you could see what it is, friends!...”?

• Vladek wants Artie to realize that even those that you consider close to you have the ability to betray you.

• Vladek wants Artie to know that its ok if your friends run off without you, you will see them tomorrow and everything will be fine.

• Vladek wants Artie to understand that not everyone you hangout with should be considered your close friend.

• Vladek wants Artie to comprehend that friends come and go but thats ok because you always make new ones.

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Why is "The Sheik" an appropriate title for Chapter 1?

• Vladek is very "sheik-like" in his personal life with success and relationships.

• Vladek is very "sheik-like" because he dresses similar to what you would expect a sheik to wear.

• Vladek's family has royal ties to the Middle East where their ancestors once ruled.

• Vladek's clothes are always in style and fashionable so he is considered very "sheik-like" in his appearance.

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How would Young Vladek handle the roller skate scene differently than Old Vladek?

• Young Vladek would have more compassion towards Artie because Young Vladek has not yet experienced the horrors of the Holocaust.

• Young Vladek would have a similar reaction as Old Vladek because Vladek has been difficult to deal with his entire life.

• Young Vladek would tell Artie about the times that his friends left him alone to fend for himself during the Holocaust.

• Young Vladek would tell Artie to put his skates away and not play with those boys anymore.

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What scene does the title page for Chapter 1 depict? (page9)

• Lucia pleading with Vladek to not leave her for Anja.

• Anja yelling at Vladek for having other girlfriends in Czestochowa.

• Vladek walking out on Anja once he determines that her family has no money.

• Artie leaving his home because he can no longer handle living with his dad.

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Which frame on page 11 helps the reader realize that Vladek can be hard to live with?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

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