Maus Book 2 Review

Book 2, Chapter 1: Vladek tells about his time in Auschwitz with Mandelbaum. Why is Mandelbaum having such a difficult time?

• he misses his wife

• he lost his spoon, and has two shoes that do not fit

• the Kapo beat him and broke his nose

• he gets lice

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Book 2, Chapter 1: Vladek gets his number. A priest tells him his number is good luck because

• it has the lucky number 7 in it

• it adds up to 100

• it adds to 18, the Hebrew number of life

• it is shorter than all the other numbers

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Book 2, Chapter 1: Vladek volunteers when the Kapo asks...

• for someone who is super strong

• for someone who is super smart

• for someone who is tall

• for someone who speaks English

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Book 2, Chapter 1: In return for giving the Kapo English lessons the Kapo gives Vladek

• food, better clothes, and help for his friend Mandelbaum

• money

• a bed to sleep in

• a letter from Anja

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Book 2, Chapter 2: Artie is struggling. We see this in symbols when he is at his writing desk surrounded by

• rain

• dead bodies and flies

• the light colors

• flowers

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Book 2, Chapter 2: In the same chapter, Artie starts to shrink into a younger version of himself to signify how he is feeling, which can be best described as

• carefree

• joyful

• overwhelmed

• mysterious

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Book 2, Chapter 2: Vladek is able to find Anja by working with

• the Kapo he taught English to

• a Hungarian woman named Mancie

• another prisoner

• no one, he found her on his own

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Book 2, Chapter 2: The chimney repeats over and over again in this chapter to signify

• chimneys

• smoke

• how death constantly surrounds them in the concentration camp

• energy

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Book 2, Chapter 2: Vladek gets a job fixing what?

• shoes/boots

• dishes

• shirts

• chimneys

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Book 2, Chapters 1-2 what symbols are NOT included?

• shoes/boots

• chimneys

• masks

• rats

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