
Maus Assessment
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- Q1
What kind of text is Maus?
Memoir
biography
autobiography
120s - Q2
Who is telling the events of the past?
Artie
Anja
Richieu
Vladek
120s - Q3
What are the most prominent themes you saw developed in Maus I?
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Why do you think Vladek burns Anja's diaries? Why do you think Art calls him a 'murderer'?
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What sacrifices did Vladek and Anja make to stay alive through their oppressive conditions?
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The title of the graphic novel is, Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History. Why do you think the author chose to use the words bleeds history instead of choosing the word scar or wound?
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Maus I is a graphic novel and memoir.
truefalseTrue or False120s - Q8
The author uses mice instead of people because the Nazi considered Jewish people to be vermin, and the mice represent the Jewish characters.
truefalseTrue or False120s - Q9
What kind of animal does the author depict the Nazis as?
Mice
Cats
Dogs
Pigs
120s - Q10
What does Anja's father give to Vladek to assist with his career?
shoe store
textile store
A Textile Factory
A Munitions Factory
120s - Q11
What did Vladek's father do to try and prevent his sons from joining the army?
Intentionally starved them
moved to a different country
pulled out their teeth
bribed an army officer
120s - Q12
At the P.O.W. camp, who visits Vladek in a dream?
Anja
his mother
his grandfather
his father
120s - Q13
In Vladek's dream at the P.O.W. camp, on what day will he be released?
Rosh Hashanah
Parshas Truma
Passover
Yom Kippur
120s - Q14
Why does the Vladek describe Mala as a survivor?
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Why does Artie struggle with his own Jewish identity?
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