Study Questions: Chapter Two- The Honeymoon

Why does Ms. Stefanska go to jail? What role did Anja play in Ms. Stefanska’s going to jail? Ms. Stefanska went to jail because she was in possession of some legal documents about communists that were not supposed to be held. Anja had these in the first place but when she found out the police were coming she asked her Ms. Stefanska to hide them and the police found them. 

On page 31, Vladek says that he left Anja and their new baby to go to Bielsko to run his new factory and find an apartment for them to live in. How does Anja respond? Have you or members of your family ever had to separate in order to start a new job or new life? How did it feel for the people who moved on? How did it feel for the people who were left behind? Anja responds to this by becoming depressed. The closest thing to leaving home for something, would be my leaving for boarding school.

When do Vladek and Anja realize that the war is coming? How do they know? Use specific pictures and text to support your answer. They relized war was coming when they received a letter from the government. It was outlining the fact that Vladek was to be a Polish Reserves Army. This is all evident on page 40 in the second and third frame where Vladek says ‘…I was in the Polish Reserves Army…everyone knew it would be now a war.’

What happens after Vladek and Anja return from Czechoslovakia? What are they afraid of? After Vladek and Anja get back from Czechoslovakia, Valadk finds out that his factor had been robbed. They were afraid of more robberies and riots that were becoming more nd more frequent. 

Why does Vladek consider taking Anja and Richieu to the town of Sosnowiec? Do they eventually go to Sosnowiec? Where does Vladek go? Yes, Anja and Richieu do go to Sosnowiec because of the war and the fact that Vladek was sent to the frontier against Germany. 

Why doesn’t Vladek tell the doctor in the hospital about his glass eye? What does this say about Vladek’s character? Vladek didn;t tell the doctor about his glass eye because he didn’t want to make him feel embarrassed. This tells a lot about his character and how kind hearted he is.