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COMPLETE MAUS TEST

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a prisoner had ____, s/he was not given soup. [MAUS II]

a)

Pimples

b)

Sores

c)

Lice

d)

Blue Eyes

2.

In the camps,what did Vladek exchange for sugar? [MAUS II]

a)

Bread

b)

Water

c)

Snow

d)

Nothing

3.

How did Vladek save himself from dying in the train? [MAUS II]

a)

He stuck his head out of the window

b)

He hung a blanket and sat on it so he could breath

c)

He pushed people out so he had room

d)

He never got on a train.

4.

What concentration camp did they march to when the war was getting close to being over? [MAUS II]

a)

Krawkow

b)

Auschwitz

c)

Germany

d)

Gross-Rosen

5.

What happens to Vladek that almost kills him? [MAUS II]

a)

He gets shot

b)

He gets caught trying to escape

c)

He breaks his leg and cannot walk

d)

He gets Typhus

6.

A frog represents which of the following? [MAUS II]

a)

A German

b)

A French person

c)

An American

d)

A Polish person

7.

What nickname did Vladek get from the American soldiers? [MAUS II]

a)

Fred

b)

Joe

c)

Willie

d)

Wilson

8.

Why did Vladek and Shivek get sick? [MAUS II]

a)

They did not have any food

b)

They drank bad water

c)

They drank too much milk and ate too much chicken

d)

None of the above

9.

Where did Vladek and Shivek hide out until the Americans came? [MAUS II]

a)

A house

b)

A barn

c)

A field

d)

In a pond

10.

Who else committed suicide in the family and why? [MAUS II]

a)

Vladek's brother because he was labeled a traitor.

b)

Anja's brother because his family lost the factory.

c)

Vladek's mother because Richieu died.

d)

Anja's brother because his wife left him.

11.

What does Vladek share with Art at the end of chapter 4? [MAUS II]

a)

Anja's diary

b)

Old family photographs from before WWII

c)

Letters between Vladek and Anja

d)

War bonds

12.

Which of the following saves the prisoners from getting shot? [MAUS II]

a)

The Americans arrive in time to save them.

b)

They all escape across the lake

c)

The war has ended

d)

The Head Officer's girlfriend convinces him to let them live.

13.

What are Francoise and Art shocked to discover about Vladek? [MAUS II]

a)

That he is a criminal

b)

That he is racist

c)

That he is extremely wealthy

d)

That he lied about the Holocaust

14.

At the end of chapter 2, what part of the concentration camp does Vladek work in? [MAUS II]

a)

the crematorium

b)

mechanic room

c)

dormitories

d)

none of these.

15.

Who was it that was screaming and crying at night and disappeared? [MAUS II]

a)

Vladek

b)

Kapo

c)

Felix

d)

Art

16.

Why was Anja beaten in Aushwitz? [MAUS II]

a)

She kept spilling the big cans of soup.

b)

She stole bread

c)

She snuck over to see a friend

d)

She was never beaten.

17.

In which concentration camp was Vladek imprisoned? [MAUS II]

a)

Dachau

b)

Auschwitz

c)

Lublin

d)

All of these

18.

Why does Yidl not like Vladek? [MAUS II]

a)

He says that Vladek is a capitalist.

b)

because Vladek is Jewish

c)

because Vladek married the woman that he loves.

d)

because Vladek thinks that he is better than Yidl.

19.

Who is Pavel? [MAUS II]

a)

Art's brother

b)

Francoise's father

c)

Art's psychologist

d)

None of these

20.

How does Art Speigelman represent himself in Maus II when he is feeling overwhelmed?

a)

His characters is smaller like a child.

b)

He becomes a frog

c)

He is seen with a mask on instead of as a real mouse.

d)

All of these.

21.

What skill does Vladek use to help him survive? [MAUS II]

a)

Teaches the Kapo English

b)

Works as a car mechanic

c)

Works as a carpenter

d)

All of these

22.

What does the Polish priest tell Vladek in the concentration camp that gives him hope and renewed life? [MAUS II]

a)

The tattoo on his arm totals 18, which means life.

b)

He shows him how to escape the concentration camp.

c)

He gives him food.

d)

None of these- there is no Polish priest.

23.

Which of the following most likely explains Vladek's "stinginess?" [MAUS II]

a)

Due to the Holocaust, he learned to hold on to and protect any resources he could get.

b)

He lost his wife Anja during the Holocaust

c)

He still believed that he was living in the Holocaust.

d)

He is naturally a mean and selfish person.

24.

Why didn't Art's parents have a picture of him? [MAUS II]

a)

He was alive

b)

They were all destroyed during the Holocaust

c)

They didn't believe in pictures.

d)

None of these

25.

What does Art think might have been "presumptuous" of himself? [MAUS II]

a)

Writing a book about the Holocaust

b)

Talking to Vladek

c)

Having a rivalry with his brother.

d)

None of these

26.

Art Spiegelman uses this animal to represent Germans. [MAUS II]

a)

Dog

b)

Pig

c)

Cat

d)

Mouse

27.

What lie does Vladek tell? [MAUS II]

a)

That he had a heart attack.

b)

That Mala took his money.

c)

That Mala left him.

d)

All of these

28.

Francoise is_____________________. [MAUS II]

a)

Vladek's wife

b)

Art's wife

c)

A Nazi collaborator

d)

All of these

29.

Maus II begins with which conflict?

a)

Art and Richieu arguing about their father

b)

Art trying to decide how to draw Francoise

c)

all of these

d)

Vladek trying to figure out how to get to Vermont.

30.

How does Janina react when Vladek and Anja come to visit her? [MAUS I]

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.

31.

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

32.

Why is Mala crying when Artie walks in the room at the beginning of ch. 6? [MAUS I]

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.

33.

In MAUS I, 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

34.

How do Vladek and Anja get captured? [MAUS I]

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.

35.

At the end of Chapter 6, why does Artie call Vladek a "murderer"? [MAUS I]

a)

Vladek murdered Anja

b)

Vladek killed someone Artie knew

c)

Vladek burnt memories of Anna

d)

Vladek turned to the Nazis

36.

How does Richieu die? [MAUS I]

a)

He is struck by a German soldier

b)

He starves at Auschwitz

c)

He is gassed in Auschwitz

d)

He is poisoned by his aunt

37.

Why does Anja's nephew Lolek refuse to go to the hidden bunker? [MAUS I]

a)

He has connections with the Germans.

b)

He thinks because he is skilled, he will be okay.

c)

He thinks they will never find out he is Jewish.

d)

He decides to hide that he is Jewish.

38.

What is in Vladek's security deposit box?

a)

Anja's diaries

b)

Cash

c)

Valuables from his marriage with Anja

d)

Important documents

39.

How does Pesach die? [MAUS I]

a)

Typhus at Auschwitz

b)

Hung for black market activities

c)

Gunned down by German guards

d)

Gassed in Auschwitz

40.

What does Mala find that makes Vladek so upset? [MAUS I]

a)

An old comic of Art's

b)

Old photos of Richieu

c)

Anja's diary

d)

Old photos of Anja

41.

What do Art and Vladek do after Anja commits suicide? [MAUS I]

a)

ignore each other

b)

go on a trip

c)

sleep on the floor

d)

read Anja's journals

42.

Where was Art living three months before his mother killed herself? [MAUS I]

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Poland

c)

A New England college

d)

A mental hospital

43.

What happened when Anja's grandparents were sent to Auschwitz? [MAUS I]

a)

They were given a very nice room

b)

They were sent to work

c)

They were sent to the gas chambers

d)

They were never found by the Nazi's

44.

Vladek has an artificial....

a)

eye

b)

leg

c)

hand

d)

foot

45.

Non-Jewish Polish people were drawn as __. [MAUS I]

a)

cats

b)

dogs

c)

frogs

d)

pigs

46.

What happens to Vladek while he is in the war? [MAUS I]

a)

He gets shot.

b)

He dies.

c)

He gets captured.

d)

He gets a medal of honor.

47.

What methods did Vladek's father use to try to keep him out of the army? [MAUS I]

a)

He threatened him.

b)

He tied him up.

c)

He shipped him off to boarding school.

d)

He deprived him of food and sleep.

48.

What happened to Anja after Richieu was born? [MAUS I]

a)

She got cancer.

b)

She got postpartum depression.

c)

She became an alcoholic.

d)

She ran away.

49.

Growing up, where did Vladek's family live? [MAUS I]

a)

Czestochowa

b)

Sosnowiec

c)

Warsaw

d)

Bethel Park

50.

What sort of business was Vladek in?

a)

Politics

b)

Textiles

c)

Banking

d)

Teaching

51.

In Maus, what animal is used to depict the Jews? [MAUS I]

a)

CAT

b)

DOG

c)

MOUSE

d)

PIG

52.

In Ch. 1, what is Vladek doing as he tells Art his story? [MAUS I]

a)

Counting pills

b)

Smoking a cigar

c)

Pedaling a stationary bike

d)

Doing muscle-ups

53.

Growing up, where did Vladek's family live? [MAUS I]

a)

Czestochowa

b)

Sosnowiec

c)

Warsaw

d)

Bethel Park

54.

Vladek married Lucia Greenberg. [MAUS I]

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Who wrote Maus?

a)

Vladek Spiegelman

b)

Art Spiegelman

c)

Elie Wiesel

d)

unknown

56.

Whenever a character says something like "The people who were taken away were never seen again," we can infer that...

a)

They are safe in hiding.

b)

They are in America.

c)

They are dead or imprisoned.

d)

They are sick in the hospital.

57.

What makes Vladek reconsider his black market business operations? [MAUS I]

a)

A close call with a soldier

b)

An increase in German patrols

c)

He gets sick

d)

His business associates are executed

58.

Why was Mala upset with Vladek at the end of Ch. 4? [MAUS I]

a)

He was more attached to objects than people

b)

He still had Anja's things and that made her jealous.

c)

The house was messy because he keeps everything

d)

She didn't want to be in the marriage anymore

59.

Why did Artie's comic "Prisoner on the Hell Planet" upset Vladek? [MAUS I]

a)

It had bad writing

b)

It brought Vladek memories of Anja

c)

It didn't tell the true story

d)

It made Vladek look bad

60.

Mala said that Vladek takes paper towels from restrooms so he won't have to buy napkins or tissues. Why does Vladek do this? [MAUS I]

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 makes use of whatever he has. Vladek continues to act like this after the war is over.

d)

Vladek won't buy items he thinks Mala wants to use, just to be mean to her.