test2217

Test #22. Name:                                                          Date:                                  Period:
SAWs: ___/9 S/CD/CX: ___/7 ___/7              Vocab H/W: ____/20
Vocab Practices: ___/12 ___/13 ___/12         Vladek: ___/10                         KBARR: ___/40
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss.

Vocabulary.

Their argument probably would have become violent if the llama hadn’t _____(ed) between them. a) compensated b) defray c) mesmerize d) intercede e) quarantine
We were completely _____(ed) by the amazing acrobatic performance. a) wallow b) defray c) mesmerize d) intercede e) paupered
They took up a collection to help _____ the cost of the party. a) wallow b) defray c) mesmerize d) intercede e) compensation
When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the moon, they were _____(ed) to make sure they didn't bring back any "space germs." a) subjugate b) pandemonium c) quarantine d) disgruntled e) defray
The prefix of this word means between. _____ a) mesmerize b) intercede c) subjugate d) resolute e) NOTA
The prefix of this word means not _____ a) mesmerize b) intercede c) subjugate d) resolute e) NOTA
The roots of this root mean together hang thing. a) intercede b) wallow c) quarantine d) compensation e) disgruntle
Anja was ______ about not giving up Richieu until it was too late. a) resolute b) defray c) mesmerize d) intercede e) pauper
The ______ customers who were scammed... a) disgruntled b) subjugated c) mesmerized d) intercede e) pauper
...needed someone to _____ for them to get their money back. a) disgruntled b) subjugated c) mesmerized d) intercede e) pauper
There will be _____ in the streets of the Super Bowl winners’ city. a) subjugation b) wallowing c) defraying d) pandemonium e) NOTA
Though Vladek is rich, he lives like a _______. a) disgruntled b) subjugated c) mesmerized d) intercede e) pauper
I know she's hurt, but she should try to get on with her life instead of just ______(ing) in her misery/self-pity. a) intercede b) wallow c) defray d) compensation e) disgruntle
S/CD/CX.
It seemed essential to eat broccoli, so I watched tv instead. a) S b) CD c) CX
When Zoltan lost his wallet, even the llama helped him look for it. a) S b) CD c) CX
Claudio ate several hotdogs, went on a ride, and ate several more. a) S b) CD c) CX
We can wait here until Carlos calls us. a) S b) CD c) CX
Although it seemed essential to eat broccoli, I watched tv instead. a) S b) CD c) CX
His doctor recommended buying a goat and going water-skiing. a) S b) CD c) CX
She likes her pizza with onions, so the llama made it that way. a) S b) CD c) CX
He thought he was OK until he wasn’t. a) S b) CD c) CX
Husker Du.
Though he came from a very religious family, he was still ______ about organized religion. a) avant-garde b) dissemble c) reproach d) succumb e) NOTA
On the train, Vladek ______(ed) and “didn’t let on” he was a Jew. Spiegelman represents this by having Vladek wear a pig mask. a) ambivalent b) subsist c) frugal d) presumptuous e) NOTA
Maus
Why does Artie say it's so hard to tell Vladek's story in comic form? a) "Somehow I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents..." b)"Maybe everyone has to feel guilty." c) "If it wasn't so pathetic, it's be kinda funny..." d) "It's so presumptuous of me..." e) "...so much has to be left out or distorted..."
Why did Vladek ask Artie and Francoise to come stay with him? a) He had a heart attack. b) He is sick. c) Mala left him. d) Vladek needs helps with the household chores. e) NOTA
What was one of the things Artie used to think a lot or fantasize about as a kid? a) Being as "handy" as Vladek. b) Being loved as much as they loved Richieu. c) Which of his parents he'd let the Nazis take. d) Poison gas coming out of the shower heads. e) C and D.
What does Artie mean when he says he had a "sibling rivalry with a snapshot"? a) "Somehow I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents..." b) "...so much has to be left out or distorted..." c) "If it wasn't so pathetic, it's be kinda funny..." d) "It's so presumptuous of me..." e) NOTA
Artie says that even Vladek's friends don't like him. a) True b) False
What gave Vladek hope when he first got to Auschwitz? a) Seeing Mandelbaum. b) Knowing the Poles who sold him out got sent there too. c) Talking to Mandelbaum's nephew. d) The priest's explanation of his number. e) NOTA
What got Vladek special treatment from the kapo? a) Vladek gave him a bribe. b) Vladek turned in someone who was hiding. c) Because he was such a hard worker. d) Teaching the kapo English. e) NOTA
How does Art Spiegelman feel about turning Maus into a tv show or movie? a) He is ambivalent. b) He is planning it. c) He's for it, but only if it's done right. d) He's against it. e) NOTA
Why might Art show his drawing board atop a pile of bodies? a) He wants us to remember how horrible things were for the Jews. b) He wants to show how he feels guilty about his success being based on other people's misery. c) It's a metaphor for how he feels about his father. d) It's a metaphor for how he feels about the Nazis. e) NOTA
"It was a critical...success." (p201) What does he mean? a) People criticized Maus for being mean to Vladek. b) They sold a lot of related, licensed products with it. c) It got good reviews. d) You saw a lot of ads for it on tv. e) It made a lot of money.
"It was a ...commercial success." (p201) What does he mean? a) People criticized Maus for being mean to Vladek. b) They sold a lot of related, licensed products with it. c) It got good reviews. d) You saw a lot of ads for it on tv. e) It made a lot of money.
Which quote explains why Artie shrinks on p42? a) "Maybe EVERYONE has to feel guilty." b) "...but mostly I feel like crying." c) "Lately I've been feeling depressed." d) "Sometimes I just don't feel like a functioning adult." e) "...I just lie on my couch for hours and star at a small grease spot..."