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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what kind of vowels does Zuckerman say Sisovsky speaks in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Oxonian.
(b) Dragonian.
(c) Russian.
(d) Myconian.

3. The character of Nathan Zuckerman is considered to be what to the author?
(a) An alter-ego.
(b) A brother.
(c) A stranger.
(d) A cousin.

4. What did the authorities do to the agent who harshly interrogated Eva?
(a) Promoted him.
(b) Fired him.
(c) Executed him.
(d) Suspended him.

5. When does Sisovsky say he published one little satire in Prague?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Czech people hate Eva for?

3. What does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman pursues Eva in their first meeting?

4. When was Philip Roth born?

5. What Czech writer does Zuckerman meet in the beginning of the novel?

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