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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Zuckerman live in New York?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Upper East Side.
(d) Upper West Side.

2. What was Eva's profession in Europe?
(a) Actress.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Singer.
(d) Waitress.

3. What did the Czech people hate Eva for?
(a) Being a lesbian.
(b) Practicing the wrong religion.
(c) Being with a Jew.
(d) Risque behavior.

4. In what year does "The Prague Orgy" begin?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1976.

5. Where did Philip Roth grow up?
(a) Portland, ME.
(b) Boston, MA.
(c) Newark, NJ.
(d) Pittsburgh, PA.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the narrator describe the woman with Sisovsky as being in the beginning of the novel?

2. What Czech writer does Zuckerman meet in the beginning of the novel?

3. Where did Philip Roth attend college?

4. Where does Sisovsky say he arrived in Canada from in the beginning of the novel?

5. Whose writing does Sisovsky describe studying in his first meeting with Zuckerman?

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