Test 14. Name:                                                                          Date:                                Period:
KBARR: ___/40      Maus Quizzes: ___/12  ___/3   ___/7 
Vocabulary h/w: ___/20     Vocabulary Practices: ___/14  ___/13  ___/14     
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss.


Vocabulary.  a) vivid  b) saw  c) aspire  d) pacify  e) daunting  f) diminutive  g) pragmatic  h) volatile  i) dilemma  j) iconic 

1. You may _______ to someday be as cool as Mr. Coward. (Good luck with that.)
2. Doing your homework every day before playing video games is a _______ strategy for success.
3. It was hard to believe that such a huge voice emanated from such a _______ girl.
4. Sixth Period tried to ____ Mr. Coward’s anger with cookies.
5. inspiring : daunting :: stable : ______
6. She faced a _____ about turning in her friend for cheating.
7. The root of this word means “life.” _____
8. skinflint : benevolent :: ______ : easy
9. Reading Shakespeare for the first time can be rather ______.
10. They tried to ______ the angry mob by telling them their concerns would be addressed.
11. “Dig and be dug in return” is Langston Hughes’s version of the old ____ about treating others how you want to be treated.
    

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    SAWs.  a) adjust  b) monitor  c) exposure  d) modify  e) transition
    
12.  Even after all the ____(cations) we made...
13. ...we still had to closely _____...
14. ...the android’s ______to humanhood.

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    Maus. Open Book.
15. The anthro part of anthropomorphic means...  a) past  b) funny  c) ancient  d) human  e) NOTA
    
16. The morphic part of anthropomorphic means...  a) changed  b) shaped  c) animal-like  d) human-like  e) NOTA
17. How does Vladek avoid a beating by the German soldier after he was captured?  a) Vladek speaks English to him.  b) Vladek bribes him.  c) Vladek begs him.  d) Vladek speaks German to him. e) NOTA
    
18. Maus is told in ____ person. a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th
19. Vladek and his current wife Mala seem like they are really in love. a) True b) False
    
20. Why did Vladek's father always try to keep him and his brothers out of the army? a) He hated the Polish army. b) He sympathized with the Nazis. c) Because of his father's experience with the Russian army. d) He was against war in general. e) NOTA
21. How many battles did Vladek fight in as a soldier? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 0
22. How does the German officer know that Vladek isn't used to physical labor? a) He acts lazy. b) He tries to get out of working. c) His hands. d) He thinks Jews don't work. e) NOTA
23. Which quote explains why Vladek volunteered for the work camp?  a) "I'll be clean, and I'll feel warm by comparison."  b) "I want to be treated like a human being."  c) "My commander made me..."  d) "If we have to die here, let's die here."  e) NOTA
    
24. What kind of work does Vladek do for the Germans in the work camp?  a) Disposing of the dead.  b) Cleaning out stables.  c) Leveling mountains and filling valleys.  d) Working in a weapons factory.  e) NOTA
25. p59, panel 3.  a) Vladek's father.  b) Vladek's grandfather.  c) Vladek's great grandfather.  d) A creature in his dream.  e) NOTA
    
26. p59, panel 6.  a) a rabbi  c) Vladek's cousin.  c) Orbach  d) just another prisoner  e) NOTA
    
27. p65, panel 3.  a) a rabbi  c) Vladek's cousin.  c) Orbach  d) someone from the local Jewish organization  e) NOTA
28. p67, panels 5-7.   a) Vladek's father.  b) Vladek's grandfather.  c) Anja's father.  d) Orbach  e) NOTA
    
29. What is up with Vladek's pig mask on p66?  a) He's in disguise.  b) He's pretending that he's Polish.  c) He's pretending he's German.  d) He's pretending he's not Jewish.  e) NOTA
    
30. p70, panel 6, the one sighing.   a) Anja  b) Artie's mom  c) Mala  d) Vladek's housekeeper.  e) NOTA