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MAUS Mid-Book Test
Quarter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How old is Art Spiegelman at the beginning of the memoir? | The art was about eleven of twelve years of age. |
| What was Valdek's chess set made of? | It was made of a couple of stones and stale bread. |
| What task is Valdek given after being taken to camp during the war? | He was sent to clean out stables. |
| What happened in the Bielsko factory while Valdak and Anja were away? | When they were away, their factory got robbed. |
| What is Artie's father doing when Artie sees him again in Chapter 2? | He was counting and collecting his pills. The pills were for his heart, diabetes, and some vitamins. |
| What territory is Valdek's home in after the division of Poland? | It's in the Reich. |
| What does Artie's father say his father-in-law wanted to procure for him? | He wanted to procure a textile factory. |
| While in the POW camp, what were the conditions under which Valdek could write home? | He had to write in German to be able to write home. |
| What objection does Artie's father make about the material Artie is gathering? | He says that it has nothing to do with Hitler. |
| What are the pills for, that Anja has in her bureau? 😕 | Nervousness. |
| What are Valdek's accommodations in the POW camp? | It had unheated tents. |
| When does MAUS being? | 1958. |
| What happens to disturb Valdek and Anja's peace in 1939? | Valdek was sadly drafted. |
| What tools are Valdek and his companions given to work on his work detail? | Shovels. |
| Where did Artie's father meet Anja? | During a visit to his family. |
| How did Valdek's father try to keep him out of the army? | He was put on a starvation diet for three months by his father. |
| How does the process of gathering information change Artie's relationships with his father? | He starts to visit his father more often. |
| What is Anja's involvement with her friend she "always ran to see" even after she and Valdek were married? | She translated his messages into German. |
| How does Artie's father describe Anja's relationships before marriage? | He says that she had no other romantic relationships. |
| How does Artie's father characterize the situation for the Jews in Germany in 1937? | He says that they were being persecuted. |