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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. For what novel had Zuckerman achieved fame?
2. What Czech writer does Zuckerman meet in the beginning of the novel?
3. What is the date of Zuckerman's writing of his arrival in Prague?
4. When was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?
5. What is Zuckerman's profession?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman about Eva's past in Prague when they first meet?
2. How does Philip Roth illustrate Sisovsky's sense of identity in the U.S.?
3. What literary allusion does Philip Roth use in Sisovsky's descriptions of his father? Why?
4. Why does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman Eva cannot return to Prague? How did they leave?
5. Why was Eva accused of being Jewish in Prague? Who accused her and how was he reprimanded?
6. What relationship did Sisovsky's father have with the Gestapo? When did he die?
7. How does Sisovsky describe his father? What does Sisovsky conclude his father belonged to?
8. What causes Eva to storm out from the dinner with Zuckerman and Sisovsky in the beginning of the novel?
9. What reaction does Olga receive after exposing herself at Klenek's?
10. Discuss the theme of voyeurism and spying in the narrative. How is this shown at Klenek's?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the setting of "The Prague Orgy", beginning in New York City in 1976. What were politics like in the U.S.? How were they different in the Eastern Bloc?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the use of bugging devices by the authorities in the Communist Eastern Bloc. What rights to privacy did citizens have? How similar or different are things in America today? How are they different in Prague today?
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