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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sisovsky explains in telling of his father that another Gestapo officer in the next town had a Jewish what?

2. Where did Philip Roth grow up?

3. Who screams in horror when Olga shows her vagina at Klenek's?

4. What is the name of the famous bridge and tourist attraction in Prague?

5. Who accused Eva and her family of being Jews in Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman Eva cannot return to Prague? How did they leave?

2. What does the story of Eva's past foreshadow for the protagonist?

3. Why does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman his novel is banned? Why did he leave Czechoslovakia?

4. What does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman about Eva's past in Prague when they first meet?

5. Where does the narrative open? What year is it?

6. What does Zuckerman pass on his way to Klenek's? What does he observe upon arriving at the party?

7. What does Olga demand before exposing herself at the orgy party? Where is Olga's lover, according to Bolotka?

8. What conversation do Bolotka and Olga have about America at the Kleneks' party?

9. Describe the protagonist and narrator of "The Prague Orgy". What are the main subjects and themes in the novel?

10. How does Philip Roth illustrate Sisovsky's sense of identity in the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the sexuality illustrated at the orgy party at Klenek's and how Olga fits into these surroundings. How does Olga's book reveal herself as a character?

Essay Topic 2

How did Zuckerman enter Prague? How difficult was it in 1976 for Americans to enter the Eastern Bloc? Where does Klenek live and what is established about his residence in the text?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of Judaism and the impact that World War II had on Jews in Europe. When did Zuckerman's family come to America? When did Sisovsky?

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