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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sisovsky claim Eva is with now, which is her ruin, when talking to Zuckerman?
(a) An American.
(b) An Indian.
(c) A Jew.
(d) A Morrocan.

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

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

5. How old does the narrator describe the woman with Sisovsky as being in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 24.
(b) 37.
(c) 40.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of response did Zuckerman's famous novel have in America, according to Sisovsky?

2. "The Prague Orgy" is part of a collection by Roth referred to as what?

3. What is Eva's profession in America?

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

5. What is Zuckerman's profession?

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