WorksheetsMaus
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
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.
she committed suicide after the war
she left
she was murdered
who is the author of "maus"
Vladek Spegelment
Art Spiegelman
Art Speigalman
dr.seuss
Where does Vladek want to be smuggled to?
Poland
Germany
Hungary
USA
Art and Vladek's relationship can be described as
Strained and difficult
Abusive and cruel
Loving and caring
Why does Ms. Stephanska go to jail?
She steals a loaf of bread
She is hiding Jewish people in her basement
She hides translated documents for Anja
What's Artie's father's name?
Vlodk
Richieu
Vlodek
Vladek
What was Artie's mother's name?
Anjee
Mala
Anja
Annette
When do Vladek and Anja first realize that war is coming to Poland?
When they are forced to go live in a ghetto
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
When Nazi soldiers invade their home
Where does Vladek go when he sends Anja and Richieu back to Sosnowiec?
To join the army at the Polish frontier to defend Poland against the Nazis
America
a sanitarium
What is Vladek's second wife's name?
Mala
margrit
olivia
maddison
Where did Vladek live?
Warsaw
Amsterdam
London
Rego Park
Who did Vladek date before he met Anja?
Matilda
Mala
jesica
Lucia
Who is Anja's male friend?
A communist
An American
A Nazis
A German
Why are some characters mice and some cats?
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.
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.
The mice and cats represented the different countries involved in the Holocaust tragedy.
Why were there no dogs?
Textile
A type of money
Tiles for a floor
A texting software
Clothing or woven fabric
A negative emotional reaction to being mistreated
Commotion
Resentful
Black Market
Tailor
Based on the image above and your knowledge of the novel, why is Artie sitting atop of dead bodies?
Because he's having a really bad dream
He's being placed in a movie set for his book
He's drawing his guilt
He expressing his freedom of speech
What is the definition of bleed when talking about graphic novels?
An image that shows little to no violence
An image that shows an extreme amount of violence
An image that goes onto another page
An image that has really light graphic weight
Throughout Maus, who expresses (through words or image symbolism) the feeling of entrapment?
Mala
Artie
Anja
Francoise
What is the definition of graphic weight?
How much paper weighs - in pounds
The way, in which, an image is drawn that draws the readers' eyes
The thickness of the paper
The light coloring of an image to make the reader look over it
