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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 74-86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zuckerman imagine himself cleaning while waiting to meet Oldrich Hrobek at a cafe?
(a) A Mercedes Benz.
(b) Penn Station.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) His apartment.

2. Where does Bolotka tell Zuckerman Olga's lover is now?
(a) An insane asylum.
(b) In jail.
(c) In the cemetery.
(d) In the hospital.

3. When asked for her identification card at the hotel, Olga makes a scene accusing the man of assuming she is what?
(a) Zuckerman's wife.
(b) A spy.
(c) An American.
(d) A prostitute.

4. When does Oldrick Hrobek tell Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

5. Why does Bolotka ask to try on Zuckerman's suit?
(a) His favorite designer made it.
(b) To feel like a rich American writer.
(c) To see if it fits him.
(d) It was his father's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Philip Roth grow up?

2. What does Eva beg of Sisovsky while meeting with Zuckerman?

3. Who is Bolotka's childhood friend?

4. Where is the bugging device in Zuckerman's room?

5. What does Olga tell Zuckerman would happen if she attempted to smuggle the manuscript to the West?

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