M A U S By Art Spiegelman

New York: Random House, 1986. Name:_____________

Cloze Procedure
Instructions: Read through the entire passage once. Then go through the passage again and attempt to fill each blank with a word you think the author may have used. Use only one word for each blank. This will not be timed. I remember when we were almost arrived, we passed a small town. Everybody Every Jew from the train got very excited and frightened. It was the beginning was a 1938 Before the war time I saw, with high in the center town, it

flag.. Here was the

own eyes, the Swastika.

tell you, theres a his cousin what was

going on in Germany in Germany. He had the country without even

! One fellow told us sell his business to money.

German and run out

(A sign). I am a fellow told us

Jew. It was very a relative in Brandenburg from him.

there for the Jews police came to his

. Another

and not one heard

(A sign) This Town

Jew Free. It was

, many such stories synagogues , whole towns pushing out Jews each

, Jews beaten with no story worse the other.

Lets hope

Nazi gangsters get thrown

of power!

Becky Burr Brigham Young University 2010

Just pray

they dont start a

The sanitarium was far Vladek: Look at how Anja: huh.

from everything so peaceful, these gardens are, Anja.

quiet.

People came from

over the world with beautiful a luxury hotel Look

sicknesses. It was even

hereA theater Vladek: Our room is Anja: Uh huh.

this view.

morning nurses would visit big Anja: Well, Vladek: at the clinic. did the doctor say?? told me youre doing

. And each few days

talked to the

fine.. Just relax.

much of such sicknesses,

I helped always to clam her down.

Vladek: Look we got a letter from home today. Anja: With a photo of Richieu let me see. Vladek: Hes a handsome boyJust like his father, yes? Anja: Yes. (Maus, 1.33)

Becky Burr Brigham Young University 2010

Cloze Procedure Key

I remember when we were almost arrived, we passed a small town. Everybody Every Jew from the train got very excited and frightened. It was the beginning of1938 Before the war hanging high in the center town, it was a Nazi flag.. Here was the first time I saw, with my own eyes, the Swastika. I tell you, theres a Pogrom going on in Germany today! One fellow told us of his cousin what was living in Germany. He had to sell his business to a German and run out from the country without even the money. (A sign). I am a filthy Jew. It was very hard there for the Jews terrible. Another fellow told us of a relative in Brandenburg the police came to his house and not one heard again from him. (A sign) This Town is Jew Free. It was many, many such stories synagogues burned, Jews beaten with no reason, whole towns pushing out all Jews each story worse than the other. Lets hope those Nazi gangsters get thrown out of power! Just pray that they dont start a war! The sanitarium was far away from everything so peaceful, so quiet. Vladek: Look at how beautiful these gardens are, Anja. Anja: Uh huh. People came from all over the world with different sicknesses. It was even shops hereA theaterreally beautiful Vladek: Our room is like a luxury hotel Look at this view. Anja: Uh huh. Each morning nurses would visit Anja. And each few days I talked to the big specialist at the clinic. Anja: Well, what did the doctor say?? Vladek: He told me youre doing finefine.. Just relax. I understood much of such sicknesses, so I helped always to clam her down. Vladek: Look we got a letter from home today. Anja: With a photo of Richieu let me see. Vladek: Hes a handsome boyJust like his father, yes? Anja: Yes.

Becky Burr Brigham Young University 2010

(Maus, 1.33)

Becky Burr Brigham Young University 2010