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Maus

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Much like the Holocaust, which looms inevitably over the story, many of the plot items are given to us in advance, such as the reason for Art's mother's absence-- explain.

a)

she committed suicide after the war

b)

she left

c)

she was murdered

2.

who is the author of "maus"

a)

Vladek Spegelment

b)

Art Spiegelman

c)

Art Speigalman

d)

dr.seuss

3.

Where does Vladek want to be smuggled to?

a)

Poland

b)

Germany

c)

Hungary

d)

USA

4.

Art and Vladek's relationship can be described as

a)

Strained and difficult

b)

Abusive and cruel

c)

Loving and caring

5.

Why does Ms. Stephanska go to jail?

a)

She steals a loaf of bread

b)

She is hiding Jewish people in her basement

c)

She hides translated documents for Anja

6.

What's Artie's father's name?

a)

Vlodk

b)

Richieu

c)

Vlodek

d)

Vladek

7.

What was Artie's mother's name?

a)

Anjee

b)

Mala

c)

Anja

d)

Annette

8.

When do Vladek and Anja first realize that war is coming to Poland?

a)

When they are forced to go live in a ghetto

b)

When they are on the train and they see Nazi flags in the towns they pass through and hear stories of the Nazis from other passengers

c)

When Nazi soldiers invade their home

9.

Where does Vladek go when he sends Anja and Richieu back to Sosnowiec?

a)

To join the army at the Polish frontier to defend Poland against the Nazis

b)

America

c)

a sanitarium

10.

What is Vladek's second wife's name?

a)

Mala

b)

margrit

c)

olivia

d)

maddison

11.

Where did Vladek live?

a)

Warsaw

b)

Amsterdam

c)

London

d)

Rego Park

12.

Who did Vladek date before he met Anja?

a)

Matilda

b)

Mala

c)

jesica

d)

Lucia

13.

Who is Anja's male friend?

a)

A communist

b)

An American

c)

A Nazis

d)

A German

14.

Why are some characters mice and some cats?

a)

The mice were the Germans; the cats were the Jews. This was to to show a cat and mouse parallel - the Jews were being pursued by the Germans.

b)

The mice were the Jews; the cats were the Germans. This was to to show a cat and mouse parallel - the Jews were being pursued by the Germans.

c)

The mice and cats represented the different countries involved in the Holocaust tragedy.

d)

Why were there no dogs?

15.

Textile

a)

A type of money

b)

Tiles for a floor

c)

A texting software

d)

Clothing or woven fabric

16.

A negative emotional reaction to being mistreated

a)

Commotion

b)

Resentful

c)

Black Market

d)

Tailor

17.

Based on the image above and your knowledge of the novel, why is Artie sitting atop of dead bodies?

a)

Because he's having a really bad dream

b)

He's being placed in a movie set for his book

c)

He's drawing his guilt

d)

He expressing his freedom of speech

18.

What is the definition of bleed when talking about graphic novels?

a)

An image that shows little to no violence

b)

An image that shows an extreme amount of violence

c)

An image that goes onto another page

d)

An image that has really light graphic weight

19.

Throughout Maus, who expresses (through words or image symbolism) the feeling of entrapment?

a)

Mala

b)

Artie

c)

Anja

d)

Francoise

20.

What is the definition of graphic weight?

a)

How much paper weighs - in pounds

b)

The way, in which, an image is drawn that draws the readers' eyes

c)

The thickness of the paper

d)

The light coloring of an image to make the reader look over it