Questions and Answers on Maus
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Fall 2013—Mrs. Johnson
Maus Study Questions ………..Charla E. Harris
Chapter One The Sheik
5. Why does Vladek choose Anja over Lucia? What do you think of his choice? I believe Vladek chose Anja or Lucia because she was more intelligent & Anja was not as wealthy as Lucia & her family was.
Chapter Two The Honeymoon
1. Why does Ms. Stefanska go to jail? What role did Anja play in Ms. Stefanska’s going to jail? She went to jail because the police found the notes that Anja hid in her house & the police thought it was her. Anja played the role of the messenger. She kept sending the communist messages from her friend & when she heard the police was near she took the messages & hid.
Chapter Three Prisoner of War
6. How does Vladek survive the work camp? What motivated him? I believe the dreams of his grandfather motivated him & let him know that everything would be alright. He survived by his dream becoming true when he was made to sign a release form.
Chapter Four The Noose Tightens
6. How does Vladek feel about the hangings? Why does he feel this way? Vladek was very frightened & scared about the hangings. What makes him feel this way is paranoia of suffering the same trait & being haunted by the dead.
Chapter Five Mouse Holes
5. Vladek lets his cousin know that he can pay him for his help. Why? Does it matter? It matters because his cousin has a way to get his family out of Scrodula & that will save them from being transported to Auzwitz.
Chapter Six Mouse Trap
5. Do you think Mrs. Motonowa is justified in throwing out Vladek and Anja? Explain. Yes, but she takes them back. She did this because she was terrified that Gestapo would find them there but she took care of them and gave them comfortable living space over that 10-day period it was not her duty to do so she was just being a nice caring woman.
Fall 2013—Mrs. Johnson
Maus Study Questions ………..Charla E. Harris
Chapter One The Sheik
5. Why does Vladek choose Anja over Lucia? What do you think of his choice? I believe Vladek chose Anja or Lucia because she was more intelligent & Anja was not as wealthy as Lucia & her family was.
Chapter Two The Honeymoon
1. Why does Ms. Stefanska go to jail? What role did Anja play in Ms. Stefanska’s going to jail? She went to jail because the police found the notes that Anja hid in her house & the police thought it was her. Anja played the role of the messenger. She kept sending the communist messages from her friend & when she heard the police was near she took the messages & hid.
Chapter Three Prisoner of War
6. How does Vladek survive the work camp? What motivated him? I believe the dreams of his grandfather motivated him & let him know that everything would be alright. He survived by his dream becoming true when he was made to sign a release form.
Chapter Four The Noose Tightens
6. How does Vladek feel about the hangings? Why does he feel this way? Vladek was very frightened & scared about the hangings. What makes him feel this way is paranoia of suffering the same trait & being haunted by the dead.
Chapter Five Mouse Holes
5. Vladek lets his cousin know that he can pay him for his help. Why? Does it matter? It matters because his cousin has a way to get his family out of Scrodula & that will save them from being transported to Auzwitz.
Chapter Six Mouse Trap
5. Do you think Mrs. Motonowa is justified in throwing out Vladek and Anja? Explain. Yes, but she takes them back. She did this because she was terrified that Gestapo would find them there but she took care of them and gave them comfortable living space over that 10-day period it was not her duty to do so she was just being a nice caring woman.