Maus Ch. 2 Quiz

Why does Artie regularly visit his father?

• To help him with household chores

• To record his father’s life story

• To convince him to move to a nursing home

• To ask him for money

What was Anja accused of when the police came to their house?

• Stealing food from the market

• Translating and passing communist messages

• Hiding Jewish refugees in their home

• Selling counterfeit documents

Who took the blame for Anja’s involvement with communist messages?

• Her father

• Vladek

• Miss Stefanska, the seamstress

• A friend from Warsaw

What does Vladek do when the police come for Anja?

• He hides her in a neighbor’s house

• He bribes the officers to let her go

• He runs away to avoid being arrested

• He convinces Anja to turn herself in

How does Anja’s father respond to her arrest?

• He disowns her for endangering the family

• He pays a large sum of money to get her released

• He tells her to flee the country

• He refuses to speak to her for weeks

What happens to Miss Stefanska after she is blamed for hiding the communist papers?

• She is released the next day

• She is executed

• She is imprisoned for three months

• She is forced to leave the country

What major life event happens for Vladek and Anja in this chapter?

• They get engaged

• They move to a new city

• They get married

• They start a business together

Where does Anja have to go following her breakdown?

• A sanitarium

• A concentration camp

• America

• A police station

What did Vladek’s father-in-law do to help him start a business?

• Gave him money for a textile factory

• Sent him to study business in Germany

• Introduced him to powerful political leaders

• Helped him escape from the police

What major event happens to Vladek and Anja on page 38?