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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sisovsky say his father belonged to, in his meeting with Zuckerman?
(a) His mother.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The army.
(d) The church.

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

3. Sisovsky's father's last ten stories were about what?
(a) Military heroes.
(b) The Nazis and Jews.
(c) Jesus and Moses.
(d) Sporting events.

4. What role had Eva played which led people to believe she was Jewish?
(a) Betsy Ross.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Anne Frank.
(d) Susan B. Anthony.

5. Where did Philip Roth attend college?
(a) Florida State University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Bucknell University.
(d) Stanford University.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Nathan Zuckerman is considered to be what to the author?

2. What is the name of the story Sisovsky's father wrote about a Jewish boy who speaks textbook German, flavorless Czech and simple Yiddish?

3. Where does Zuckerman live in New York?

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

5. With what kind of vowels does Zuckerman say Sisovsky speaks in the beginning of the novel?

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