MAUS II TEST UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How does Vladek ensure that Artie will return his phone call? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He tells him
that he had a heart attack.
What concerns does Artie have about the book he is working on? Why do you think Spiegelman decides
to have Artie voice those concerns within the pages of the book itself? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Artie wishes he was at the holocaust so he could have a better understand of what it
was like.
Sum up Artie's feelings about Richieu. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He is jealous that his brother was
considered the perfect child and his parents loved his brother more.
Why do you think Spiegelman has placed a snapshot of Richieu at the beginning of Maus II? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅He reminds people that these were real people and it really happened.
What is "Zyklon B"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The name of the gas used in the chambers.
On page 16, Artie confesses to a desire that many would find shocking: he tells Francoise that he wishes
he had been at Auschwitz with his parents. What does this wish reveal about the unique situation of
children whose parents survived Auschwitz? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Artie feels he's living under
the shadow of the holocaust since his parents were holocaust survivors. The feeling is so overwhelming
that he wishes he could have experienced it himself.
What is the first thing that happens to Vladek and Anja at Auschwitz? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Vladek and Anja as well as all the men and women are separated by gender. Also, all
their possessions and clothing are taken away.
What is the source of the smell that Vladek describes as "sweetish...so like rubber burning. And fat."? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The burning of prisoner's bodies.
What happens to the Poles who betrayed Vladek after offering to smuggle him into Hungary? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The Poles end up in Auschwitz too.
, How does a Polish priest soothe Vladek when he finds Vladek shivering and crying? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The priest shows Vladek that his numbers add up to eighteen, which is Chai, the
Hebrew number of life.
What is the main source of Mandelbaum's ills in Auschwitz? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pants are too
big, one shoe is too small, and one shoe is too big.
What is Vladek able to exchange for a good breakfast and better clothes for himself and Mandelbaum? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅English lessons
Mandelbaum tearfully calls the shoes, spoon, and belt Vladek brings him "a miracle." What about
Mandelbaum's past gives this comment particular impact? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Mandelbaum
was very rich and he could have anything he wanted.
Why do you think this chapter is called "Mauschwitz," while the next one is called "Auschwitz"? What is
the difference between the two concepts? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When he is in Auschwitz it isn't
as hard for him because he made alliances.
Why are flies buzzing around Spiegelman as he sits at his drawing board? What do the corpses signify? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All the people who died in the 8 day period and the Flies are showing his
guilt for writing the book.
What happens to the figure of Spiegelman over a number of frames as he is barraged with questions
about his book? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He thinks it is presumptuous; he becomes smaller and
smaller.
What is behind Pavel's comment that perhaps people need a "newer, bigger Holocaust"? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅They had to learn about what happened.
How does Vladek manage to appease the volatile chief of the tinsmiths, Yidl? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅He brings him food.
How does Vladek ensure that Artie will return his phone call? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He tells him
that he had a heart attack.
What concerns does Artie have about the book he is working on? Why do you think Spiegelman decides
to have Artie voice those concerns within the pages of the book itself? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Artie wishes he was at the holocaust so he could have a better understand of what it
was like.
Sum up Artie's feelings about Richieu. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He is jealous that his brother was
considered the perfect child and his parents loved his brother more.
Why do you think Spiegelman has placed a snapshot of Richieu at the beginning of Maus II? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅He reminds people that these were real people and it really happened.
What is "Zyklon B"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The name of the gas used in the chambers.
On page 16, Artie confesses to a desire that many would find shocking: he tells Francoise that he wishes
he had been at Auschwitz with his parents. What does this wish reveal about the unique situation of
children whose parents survived Auschwitz? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Artie feels he's living under
the shadow of the holocaust since his parents were holocaust survivors. The feeling is so overwhelming
that he wishes he could have experienced it himself.
What is the first thing that happens to Vladek and Anja at Auschwitz? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Vladek and Anja as well as all the men and women are separated by gender. Also, all
their possessions and clothing are taken away.
What is the source of the smell that Vladek describes as "sweetish...so like rubber burning. And fat."? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The burning of prisoner's bodies.
What happens to the Poles who betrayed Vladek after offering to smuggle him into Hungary? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The Poles end up in Auschwitz too.
, How does a Polish priest soothe Vladek when he finds Vladek shivering and crying? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅The priest shows Vladek that his numbers add up to eighteen, which is Chai, the
Hebrew number of life.
What is the main source of Mandelbaum's ills in Auschwitz? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Pants are too
big, one shoe is too small, and one shoe is too big.
What is Vladek able to exchange for a good breakfast and better clothes for himself and Mandelbaum? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅English lessons
Mandelbaum tearfully calls the shoes, spoon, and belt Vladek brings him "a miracle." What about
Mandelbaum's past gives this comment particular impact? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Mandelbaum
was very rich and he could have anything he wanted.
Why do you think this chapter is called "Mauschwitz," while the next one is called "Auschwitz"? What is
the difference between the two concepts? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When he is in Auschwitz it isn't
as hard for him because he made alliances.
Why are flies buzzing around Spiegelman as he sits at his drawing board? What do the corpses signify? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅All the people who died in the 8 day period and the Flies are showing his
guilt for writing the book.
What happens to the figure of Spiegelman over a number of frames as he is barraged with questions
about his book? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He thinks it is presumptuous; he becomes smaller and
smaller.
What is behind Pavel's comment that perhaps people need a "newer, bigger Holocaust"? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅They had to learn about what happened.
How does Vladek manage to appease the volatile chief of the tinsmiths, Yidl? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅He brings him food.
