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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oldrich Hrobeck and who were questioned about Zuckerman, according to Oldrich?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His mother.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His professor.

2. When does Oldrick Hrobek tell Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 15 minutes.

3. Blecha is terrible at what?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sex.
(c) Writing.
(d) Math.

4. What does Olga scribble to Zuckerman on a notepad in his hotel room?
(a) To shut up.
(b) To speak louder.
(c) Turn out the lights.
(d) She wants to leave.

5. Who does Zuckerman go to meet after attempting to meet Oldrich Hrobek with no success?
(a) Bolotka.
(b) Jaroslav.
(c) Antonín.
(d) Frantisek.

6. What does the agent Zuckerman hands his passport to at the airport remark Zuckerman is?
(a) An American Yankee.
(b) A loser.
(c) A communist sympathizer.
(d) A Zionist agent.

7. What does Olga suggest Zuckerman do to show the authorities he is not afraid at breakfast?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Order his coffee black.
(c) Smoke a cigar.
(d) Order dessert.

8. On what condition did Bolotka's childhood friend offer to help him recently at a bar?
(a) He stop telling the story.
(b) He go to the authorities.
(c) He stop writing.
(d) He leave his wife.

9. What does Zuckerman imagine himself cleaning while waiting to meet Oldrich Hrobek at a cafe?
(a) An outhouse.
(b) Penn Station.
(c) A Mercedes Benz.
(d) His apartment.

10. What did the university do to Bolotka after he attempted to switch majors?
(a) Returned him to the law school.
(b) Gave him an advanced degree.
(c) Returned him to the medical school.
(d) Kicked him out.

11. When asked for her identification card at the hotel, Olga makes a scene accusing the man of assuming she is what?
(a) A spy.
(b) Zuckerman's wife.
(c) An American.
(d) A prostitute.

12. Where had Sisovsky's father stayed during the war, according to Olga?
(a) Underneath a house.
(b) In an attic.
(c) A Gentile friend's bathroom.
(d) In his uncle's garage.

13. Who does Olga claim wants to be a hero to the Jews?
(a) Eva.
(b) Sisovsky.
(c) Zuckerman.
(d) Oldrich Hrobek.

14. What did the officers who took Olga to an office building take her there for?
(a) To drop her off at work.
(b) To sleep with her.
(c) To take pictures.
(d) To get her opinion.

15. Bolotka entered college to study what?
(a) Fine Arts.
(b) Law.
(c) Politics.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zuckerman tell Olga she does not care about when negotiating the manuscript?

2. Bolotka claims he won't leave Czechoslovakia because he has how many girlfriends?

3. How did Sisovsky's father die, according to Olga?

4. Who does Bolotka say are writers and teachers in Communist Czechoslovakia?

5. Novak says the writers that Zuckerman associated with in Prague are what?

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