4. Why does Vladek build a bunker? Does this bunker help the family survive? Explain.

Vladek constructs a series of bunkers in which the family can hide.

In Srodula, the Germans begin to round up Jews at random. To protect himself and his family, Vladek builds a shelter under a coal bin, in which they hide during Nazi searches. Soon, though, they are moved to a different house. Again, Vladek builds a shelter, this time in the attic and accessible only through a chandelier in the ceiling.