Maus Chapter 2

On page 30, how do Vladek's pills get knocked over?

• Vladek is joking with Artie about his arm when he was a baby.

• Vladek is throwing out some old photos and bumps the table.

• Vladek is complaining about Mala and loses his temper.

• Vladek is pedaling his bike and falls off next to the table.

What issue does Vladek have with Anja's old friend from Warsaw?

• He was involved in communist conspiracies.

• He was Polish and visited her often.

• He was always trying to steal Anja away from Vladek.

• He was often in trouble in Warsaw and not safe to be around.

On the way to the sanitarium, what do Vladek and some of the Jewish passengers witness for the first time?

• The swastika flying in the center of a small town.

• Nazi soldiers beating an old Jewish man.

• A Jewish citizen holding an embarrassing sign.

• A Jewish synagogue being burned to the ground.

Who takes the blame for Anja's involvement in communist plans?

• Miss Stefanska

• Miss Spiegelman

• Miss Zylberberg

• Miss Greenberg

After the Communist episode quiets down, what does Anja's father help Vladek do?

• He gives him the funding to open a textile factory in Bielsko.

• He gives him the funding to open a textile factory in Sosnowiec.

• He gives him the funding to open a textile factory in Czestochowa.

• He gives him the funding to open a textile factory in Warsaw.

At the end of Chapter 2, Vladek receives a letter from the government, what does it concern?

• Vladek has been drafted into the Polish army.

• Vladek has been asked to speak at an anti-Nazi rally.

• Vladek has been voted into office as a community leader.

• Vladek has been selected to use his factory for the army.

Where is the sanitarium located that Vladek and Anja visit?

• Czechoslovakia

• Czestochowa

• Lithuania

• Sosnowiec

While Vladek and Anja are away, what happens back home?

• Vladek's factory is robbed.

• Richiev becomes ill with chicken pox.

• Anja's father's money begins to run out.

• Vladek's factory is burned down by Nazis.

On page 31, what problem does Vladek face when he receives a phone call for him to come home to Sosnowiec?

• Anja has become extremely depressed.

• His father has fallen ill and wishes to see him.

• Richiev is having complications due to being born so early.

• Vladek has been drafted to fight for the Polish army.

Who is the first born child to Vladek and Anja?

• Richiev

• Artie

• Lucia

• Mala