Maus
Volume One
Chapter Two: The Honeymoon
1.What do we learn about Vladek from the in" rel="nofollow">introductory scene?
2.What was Anja doin" rel="nofollow">ing that could have gotten her arrested?
3.Why was the seamstress arrested?
4.Who is Richieu?
5.Why does Vladek take Anja to Czechoslovakia?
6.What do they experience there for the first time?
7.What happened to the factory while they were gone?
8.What happened on August 24, 1939? On September 1, 1939?
9.What is different about Vladek’s left eye? Why is this important?
Chapter Three: Prisoner of War
1.The chapter begin" rel="nofollow">ins with Artie havin" rel="nofollow">ing din" rel="nofollow">inner with Vladek and Mala. Artie tells Mala a story about his childhood. What do we learn about Vladek, Mala, and Anja from the tellin" rel="nofollow">ing of this story?
2.Why doesn’t Vladek’s father want Vladek to serve in" rel="nofollow">in the army?
3.How long does the battle Vladek fights in" rel="nofollow">in last?
4.How does he feel about killin" rel="nofollow">ing the German soldier?
5.How does Vladek end up workin" rel="nofollow">ing at the stable?
6.What does Artie do while Vladek tells him the stable story?
7.Why does Vladek volunteer for the work camp?
8.Why is his dream of Parshas Truma important to this chapter?
9.What has happened to previous prisoners at Lublin" rel="nofollow">in?
10.Why do the Germans release him and his fellow prisoners of war?
11.How does he get back to Sosnowiec?
12.How does Vladek describe his parents when he sees them again" rel="nofollow">in?
13.Why does Vladek take Artie’s coat and replace it with one of his own?