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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 32-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river flows through Prague?
(a) Kuhnl River.
(b) Vltava River.
(c) Kalousek River.
(d) Filip River.

2. Why does the Czech government allow Klenek to live in Prague?
(a) To inspire the people.
(b) To distract the people.
(c) To be graced by his presence.
(d) To tax his earnings.

3. In what language did Sisovsky's father write?
(a) Polish.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Czech.
(d) Hebrew.

4. What do Zuckerman and Bolotka pass on the way to Klenek's?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A burning house.
(c) A church.
(d) A Jewish cemetery.

5. Where does Sisovsky say he arrived in Canada from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Rome.
(b) Prague.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Nathan Zuckerman is considered to be what to the author?

2. What does Sisovsky claim to hate when talking with Zuckerman in the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Olga demand before showing her vagina to the boy at the orgy?

4. For what novel had Zuckerman achieved fame?

5. What does Bolotka answer when Zuckerman asks how he and his friends can live in such a chaotic country?

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