Maus, Chapter 5, Reading Comprehension

What happens when Vladek goes to Florida?

• He gets lost.

• He recovers from his sickness.

• He gets back together with Mala.

• He join Art and Francoise on their Honeymoon.

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Why do Vladek and Mala come back to New York City (Rego Park)?

• Vladek is sick and doesn't trust the doctors in Florida.

• Vladek misses his home

• Art and Francoise insist that Vladek comes to stay with them.

• Mala wants to finalize the divorce.

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Why does Mala state, "Anja must have been a SAINT! No wonder she killed herself. (122)

• She says this because Art is so difficult to handle.

• She says this because Vladek is so difficult to handle.

• She says this because Art married a French woman.

• She says this because she is jealous of Anja.

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What work did Vladek do in Poland after the concentration camps?

• He sold chocolate.

• He worked in the train yards.

• He sold textiles and hosiery.

• He manufactured automobiles.

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Identify the two details from chapter 5 that support the following inference: Vladek was losing his memory before he died.

• He calls Mala, "Anja."

• He forgets that he has a son.

• He gets lost going to his bank.

• He thinks that he is back in Poland.

• He calls his son Art, "Richieu."

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How does Anja "discover" that her son, Richieu, is dead and that Vladek is still alive?

• Vladek shows up at the house and tells her that he found their son's grave.

• She looks up the information at the Jewish Community Center.

• She never finds out the truth about her son.

• From a Gypsy fortune teller.

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What happens to Gelber, the Jewish man that returns home to his bakery in Poland after the war ends?

• The new Polish owners help Mr. Gelder get settled back into his home.

• The new Polish owners beat him and hang him.

• The police have to remove the new owners.

• Gelber fears for his life, so he flees.

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How does Vladek end up getting back to Anja?

• He takes a train.

• He flies by plane to Poland.

• He walks the train tracks for 3-4 weeks.

• He never makes it back to Anja.

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Which of the following details support the inference that Vladek wants to make Mala happy? (2 answers)

• He is going to move to Florida.

• He finally burned Anja's diaries.

• He is willing to sell his home in Rego Park.

• He goes back to the doctor's at her request.

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Which is a reasonable inference that can be made based on Vladek's reaction: "Let the Germans have a little what they did to the Jews."after he discovers that some Germans in Wurzburg are sobbing because "The Americans destroyed EVERYTHING!"

• Vladek does not feel any sympathy for any of the Germans.

• Vladek is racist.

• Vladek doesn't understand the pain that they are suffering.

• Vladek is an immoral person.

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