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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom was Eva married in Europe?
(a) A Russian spy.
(b) A Czech actor.
(c) A British singer.
(d) An Irish politician.

2. What was the name of the man Eva left her husband for in the narrative?
(a) Mr. Cunek.
(b) Mr. Polak.
(c) Mr. Skromach.
(d) Mr. Sobotka.

3. This story of Eva leaving her husband foreshadows the narrator's self-discovery of what in the narrative?
(a) His true religion.
(b) His Jewish roots.
(c) His purpose in life.
(d) Buried treasure.

4. Where did Philip Roth grow up?
(a) Pittsburgh, PA.
(b) Boston, MA.
(c) Newark, NJ.
(d) Portland, ME.

5. "The Prague Orgy" is part of a collection by Roth referred to as what?
(a) Tucker bound.
(b) Zuckerman Bound.
(c) Jewish Faith bound.
(d) Eastern Europe bound.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?

2. Where does Sisovsky say he arrived in Canada from in the beginning of the novel?

3. When does Sisovsky say he published one little satire in Prague?

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

5. What does Eva believe she is for how she handled the bullish authorities in Europe?

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