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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Novak ask Zuckerman if he knows as they ride to the airport?
(a) Marsha Rollins.
(b) Glenda Robinson.
(c) Susan Johnson.
(d) Betty MacDonald.

2. How did Sisovsky's father die, according to Olga?
(a) A kick from a donkey.
(b) A plane crash.
(c) A bus accident.
(d) A motorcycle accident.

3. What does Oldrich Hrobeck tell Zuckerman at their meeting?
(a) The government is about to fall.
(b) He needs to catch a cab.
(c) He must leave Prague at once.
(d) There is a hockey game.

4. Why does Olga hate Sisovsky?
(a) He killed her aunt.
(b) He owes her money.
(c) He is gay.
(d) He left her for another woman.

5. How old was Zuckerman when he would collect coins from his neighbors on behalf of the Jewish National Fund?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the officers who took Olga to an office building take her there for?

2. Where are Zuckerman's Jewish ancestors from?

3. Who is Bolotka's childhood friend?

4. Where does Zuckerman fly first when leaving Prague?

5. What does Olga tell Zuckerman in their next meeting after the hotel breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Zuckerman goes to meet Oldrich after leaving the hotel?

2. What does Olga ask Zuckerman to tell her in his hotel room? What does she suggest about his speech?

3. Why did the university tell Bolotka he was unable to change majors?

4. What happens when Zuckerman returns to his hotel with the manuscript?

5. Where does Oldrick Hrobek ask Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel? Where is Olga?

6. What does the Czech student warn Zuckerman of at the hotel?

7. What does Novak represent symbolically in the narrative?

8. What position does Blecha hold now in the narrative? What did he recently offer to help Bolotka with?

9. Why does Olga choose not to hurt Sisovsky by giving up the manuscript?

10. What did Blecha drunkenly admit to Bolotka one night? What was Bolotka's response?

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