Maus
What is the name of the author of Maus?
Art Spiegelman
Who led the sisters on their journey?
La Llorona
What is the name of the camp where Jeanne stayed with her family?
Manzanar
How does Jeanne's dad feel about the camps? What is his point of view?
They are dehumanizing
What type of figurative language is this:
The flower danced in the wind.
Personification
How many Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?
6 million
What did the guide give Odilia to help them on their journey?
Magical amulet/earring
What event led to the internment camps?
bombing of Pearl Harbor
What is Vladek's point of view of Mala?
She only wants him for his money
What type of figurative language is this:
Just like the cheetah, she moves as swiftly as the wind
simile
How did Anja die?
Suicide- she killed herself
What was the saying the sisters lived by(repeated on their journey)?
Cinco hermanitas, five little sisters, together forever, no matter what
What sport did Jeanne learn in camp and continue outside the camp?
baton twirling
By the end of the novel, what is Odilia's point of view of her dad?
She has closure but does not forgive or trust him because he abandoned them
What type of figurative language is this:
She is sunshine
metaphor
What is Art's younger brother's name?
Richeiu
Who was the first monster the girls met and how did the monster try to control them?
Cecilia- control them by giving them sweets
Where is Jeanne's dad from?
Japan, Hiroshima
As a child, what is Jeanne's point of view of moving into the camp.
Innocent- doesn't fully understand so thinks it might be good for the family- might be an adventure
What form of figurative language is this?
"She had inched herself into the process, like a caterpillar."
simile
How did Vladek escape Nazis on the train?
Pretending to be Polish and talking bad about Nazis to other Polish people
Which monster did the girls let go alive and why?
The chupacabra- because he was a young boy and they felt bad for him
What was Jeanne's mom's job inside the camp?
Dietician
What is Art's point of view of his dad?
Complicated- he respects his history and life, but struggles to understand and fully relate to him
What form of figurative language is this:
"The lilac tree, leaning backward over the fence as if the wind was making it laugh, was exactly as I remembered it."
personification