WorksheetsMaus - Chapter 6
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
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Class
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1.
How could you describe Mala and Vladek's relationship in the end of the story?
a)
Loving and devoted
b)
Caring and trusting
c)
Angry and frustrated
d)
Bored and forgetful
2.
At the end of Chapter 6, why does Artie call Vladek a "murderer"?
a)
Vladek murdered Anja
b)
Vladek killed someone Artie knew
c)
Vladek burnt memories of Anna
d)
Vladek turned to the Nazis
3.
How do Vladek and Anja get captured?
a)
A child sees them.
b)
They get caught with Jewish valuables.
c)
A family member tells the Germans about them.
d)
The smuggler calls the Gestapo and alerts them.
4.
On page 149, Vladek passes some children playing, and they all recognize that he is a Jew and run away in terror. This is an example of...
a)
normal behavior
b)
the influence of German propaganda
c)
a childish fear of mice
d)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
5.
Why is Mala crying when Artie walks in the room at the beginning of ch. 6 (p. 130)?
a)
She doesn't feel good.
b)
She feels like Vladek doesn't treat her well.
c)
She is scared.
d)
She hurt her knee.
6.
On page 132 Mala said that Vladek uses paper towels from restrooms so he won't have to buy napkins or tissues. Why does Vladek do this?
a)
Vladek thinks Artie should buy his paper towels, napkins, and tissues for him.
b)
Vladek is too poor to buy paper products.
c)
When hiding during the war, Vladek eats and uses whatever he could find or was given. Vladek continues to act like this (in survival mode) way after the war into old age. The war changed Vladek's personality.
d)
Vladek won't buy items he thinks Mala wants to use - just to be mean to her
7.
Why does Artie say Vladek is "like a racist caricature of the miserly old Jew"?
a)
He makes Mala wear Anja's clothes
b)
He saves napkins from restaurants so he doesn't have to buy
c)
He doesn't like giving Mala money
d)
All of the above
8.
When Vladek took the streetcar, why did he ride in the official car, and not with the Polish people?
a)
The Germans paid no attention to Vladek
b)
He didn't like Poles
c)
It was cheaper
d)
It was more comfortable
9.
Why does Mrs. Motonowa kick the Spiegelmans out of her house?
a)
They were unable to pay her
b)
They were too noisy
c)
She fears the Gestapo will raid her house
d)
They ate too much
10.
How does Vladek get out of trouble when the children point at him and scream "A JEW!"?
a)
He runs away.
b)
He begs for their sympathy.
c)
He stays and pretends he's not a Jew.
d)
He confesses but the let him go anyway.
11.
What is the meaning of the word "pragmatic" on page 131?
a)
practical, hardheaded
b)
luxurious, superfluous
c)
sluggish, lazy
d)
mental, delirious
12.
What is the meaning of the word "senile" on page 137?
a)
able to move quickly and easily
b)
a loss of mental clarity associated with old age
c)
a lack of interest in one's current activity
d)
very enthusiastic and eager with excitement
13.
How would you describe the relationship between Artie and Mala
(pages 130-134)?
(pages 130-134)?
a)
loving
b)
defensive
c)
understanding
d)
indifferent
14.
On page 136, Richieu's old governess, Janina, refuses to help Vladek and Anja. What reoccurring theme does this specific situation emphasize?
a)
Friends only remain loyal when money is on the line.
b)
Polish people did not have any help during the war.
c)
It is better to give than to receive.
d)
Relationships are tested when lives are at risk.
15.
What is the most likely reason chapter 6 is titled, “Mouse Trap”?
a)
Every single Jew was ultimately trapped.
b)
After successfully hiding multiple times, Anja and Vladek are finally caught.
c)
This chapter is where the majority of the characters get caught.
d)
Vladek and Anja devised a plan to catch a Nazi.
16.
On pg. 131, why does MALA say she thinks Vladek married her?
a)
Because she was the same size as Anja
b)
Because she has a lot of money
c)
Because they both survived the Holocaust together
d)
Because he was deeply in love with her
17.
How does Janina react when Vladek and Anja come to visit her? (pg. 136)
a)
She takes them into her home and feeds them.
b)
She yells at them to go away because they might get her in trouble.
c)
She acts confused about whether or not to let them into her home.
d)
She has them arrested by the Nazis for being Jewish.
18.
Why does Vladek consider going to Hungary with Anja? (pg. 145-146)
a)
It is safer there for Jewish people.
b)
They have better food there than in Poland.
c)
Vladek wants to go back to his home country.
d)
None of these
19.
How does Mrs. Montonowa feel about her decision to make Anja and Vladek leave her home? (pg. 146)
a)
Angry
b)
Guilty
c)
Determined
d)
Frustrated
20.
Why is it ironic that Vladek and Anja are "happy" with their conditions? (pg. 148)
a)
They are happy with their conditions, even though they live in a small, dark cellar with rats.
b)
They are happy with their conditions, although they are clean and well fed.
c)
They are happy with their conditions, but Mrs. Montonowa is cruel to them.
d)
None of these
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