MAUS FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND

MAUS FINAL EXAM (ACTUAL / ) QUESTIONS AND

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What territory is Vladek's home in, after the division of Poland?

• ---Answers----The Protectorate

Why does Vladek say his position as a Jew in Poland is less secure than his position as a prisoner of war? - ---Answers-- --P.O.W. are regulated by war conventions; Jews can be killed with impunity

How does Vladek insult Artie without meaning to? - --- Answers----He throws out his coat

What does Artie's father want him to fix, when Artie shows up at the beginning of Chapter 4? - ---Answers----A leaking drain pipe

What is Artie's father's response when Artie says that he should hire someone to fix the broken item in Chapter 4? - --- Answers----Money doesn't grow on trees

What does Artie's father say happens if he does not pedal on his exercise bike? - ---Answers----He gets leg cramps

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What new tool has Artie brought with him to interview his father? - ---Answers----A tape recorder

What does Artie's father say his home was like when he returned from the P.O.W. camp? - ---Answers----His in-laws live much the same as before

How many people were living in Vladek's father-in-laws household? - ---Answers----12

Why does Artie's father say that Anja's Uncle Herman and Aunt Helen were lucky? - ---Answers----They were in New York when the war started

What complaint does Vladek's mother-in-law make about her soup? - ---Answers----She can't get the ingredients she needs

How many ounces of bread is each member of Vladek's inlaws entitled to during the war, with the coupons the Germans have issued? - ---Answers----8

How does Anja's family get the food they need during the war?

• ---Answers----The black market

What is the punishment for even minor violations of laws during the war? - ---Answers----Being sent to a work camp 2 / 3

What happened to Vladek's Bielsko factory during the war? - - --Answers----It was taken by the Germans

What does Vladek find out is the problem with his in-laws family's finance during the war? - ---Answers----They have lost their factories, but they are still living like they did before the war

How do Vladek's in-laws distract themselves from the war? - - --Answers----By playing cards

Who does Vladek run into on Modrzejowska Street? - --- Answers----A tailor who used to be a customer of his

What does the individual whom Vladek runs into on Modrzejowska Street give him? - ---Answers----A note that will get him into his shop

Where does Vladek visit after he runs into someone he knew on Modrzejowska Street? - ---Answers----To the shops that owed him money before the war

Why does Vladek hide his money from his in-laws? - --- Answers----He knows they will just spend it

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