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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 32-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did a Gestapo officer favor Sisovsky's father?
(a) He was attractive.
(b) He was a chess champion.
(c) He was wealthy.
(d) He was a hockey player.

2. What does Eva believe she is for how she handled the bullish authorities in Europe?
(a) Strong.
(b) Weak.
(c) Brave.
(d) A traitor.

3. What is the date of Zuckerman's writing of his arrival in Prague?
(a) January 28.
(b) March 12.
(c) June 8.
(d) February 11.

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

5. What is the name of the story Sisovsky's father wrote about a Jewish boy who speaks textbook German, flavorless Czech and simple Yiddish?
(a) "A Simpler Tongue."
(b) "Tongue Twister."
(c) "Mother Tongue."
(d) "Many Tongues."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a well-known fact about Klenek's house?

2. Who is with the boy Olga shows her vagina to at Klenek's?

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

4. What river flows through Prague?

5. What does Sisovsky say his father belonged to, in his meeting with Zuckerman?

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