Vladek's life
Who said it?
Present Day
Anja
Other
100
What was Vladek known as in his early years? (This is the name of chapter 1!)
Sheik 
100
"I don't want you should write about this in your book...it has nothing to do with Hitler, with the Holocaust." 
Speaker: Vladek 

What does it mean: He did not want Art to include his "love life" in his graphic novel about the Holocaust. 

100

Why is Art interviewing his father?

To write a graphic novel about his life during the Holocaust. 
100
What happened to Anja's first BF?
He had Anja help him translate documents for the communists. 
100

Who was Vladek's girlfriend in Czechoslovakia?

Lucia
200

How many people did Vladek kill while he was in the military?

1 
200
"He was a millionaire, but even this didn't save him his life."
Speaker: Vladek

What does it mean: Even if you had $/ resources/ connections during the Holocaust, you were still treated like the other Jews. 

200
Vladek uses this for his heart/ to keep in shape.
A stationary bike. 
200
What happened to Anja after she gave birth to Richieu?
She had PPD and went to a sanitarium in Czechoslovakia. 
200
How did Vladek and Anja meet?
Yulek (Vladek's cousin) introduced them to each other. 
300

Who visited Vladek in his dreams while he was in Nuremberg?


His grandfather. 
300
"So we got stamped our passports and came quick to the good side of the stadium. Those they sent left, they didn't get any stamp."
Speaker: Vladek

What does it mean: He was explaining the process of going to the stadium to get their passports updated. Those who were weak, old, or children were sent to the CC.

300
What little things to Vladek and Mala argue about?
Wooden hangers, cleaning the pipes, saving everything. 
300
What kind of factory did Anja's family own?
A hosiery factory. 
300

What are the shelters called in which Vladek and his family hide?

Bunkers
400

Why did Vladek ride in the car full of Germans instead of the one with normal people?

He did not want to draw attention to himself if he went into the Polish car, because they would find Jewish Poles in those cars all the time. 
400
"One reason I became an artist was that he thought it was impractical- just a waste of time...it was an area where I wouldn't have to compete with him."
Speaker- Art

What does it mean?- Explains why he became an artist, so that he can't compete with his dad. Shows their competitive relationship. 

400

What is "Prisoner on the Hell Planet"?

One of the comic books that Artie wrote about Anja's death. 

400
How was Anja and Vladek's marriage/ love different than Mala and Vladek's?
Vladek truly loved Anja
400

What ultimately happened to Anja's diaries?

Vladek destroyed them. 
500
Why is Vladek's English better when he is reliving the past than when he speaks presently?
Various answers. 
500
"Congratulations!...You've committed the perfect crime...you put me here...shorted all my circuits...cut my nerve endings...and crossed my wires!... You murdered me, Mommy, and you left me here to take the rap!!!"
Speaker- Art (in his PHP comic)

What does it mean- explaining why he feels like a prisoner because of his guilt for his mom's suicide. 

500
What different animals are used in his graphic novel? Why?
Mice = Jews

Cats = Germans

Pigs= Polish

Dogs= Americans 

Why?- visual metaphors 


500
How was she portrayed differently in PHP comic than in Maus?
PHP showed her in human form- not small and fragile like Vladek described her. She was oversized and exaggerated. 
500

What did the Nazis do to the four Jews that were dealing goods without coupons?


They were hung in the town center to be shown as examples for others. 
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