Main Characters
The author of the story, son of the main character.
Who is Artie?
Vladek's first son, Art's brother.
Who is Richieu?
How Anja died.
What is suicide?
The benefit of having jewelry during the Holocaust.
What is being able to use it as a currency to trade?
The symbol the Nazis wore.
What is a swastika?
Holocaust survivor, the point of view of the story.
Who is Vladek?
Anja's 15 year old nephew.
Who is Lolek?
The device Vladek uses to disguise himself.
What is a pig mask?
What is not having access to good food, mostly getting bread or soup?
Auschwitz is located in this country.
What is Poland?
Art's mother who commits suicide.
Who is Anja?
Tried to prevent Vladek from being drafted into the war.
Who is Vladek's father?
How Richieu died.
What is Tosha poisoned him?
The reason Vladek is stubborn about food, why he might hoard.
What are habits developed during the Holocaust, such as scouting?
Neighborhoods where Jews lived during the Holocaust.
What is a ghetto?
Vladek's new wife, survivor of the Holocaust.
Who is Mala?
Vladek's first girlfriend before Anja.
Who is Lucia?
Places Vladek hides: under coal, under shoes, in an attic.
What is a bunker?
The irony in Anja's parents' deaths.
What is that wealth won't save you if you're Jewish?
The symbol Jews were forced to wear.
What is the Star of David?
Helps Vladek start his textile company, very wealthy.
Who is Anja's father?
Appeared in Vladek's dreams, telling him he'd be free on Parshas Truma.
Who is Vladek's grandfather?
The item(s) that Art wants to get from Vladek to help with his book.
What are Anja's journals?
The significance of "Prisoner on the Hell Planet."
What is lingering generational trauma from the Holocaust?
What is a selection?