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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sisovsky say he wrote to Zuckerman?
(a) He read about him.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) He is related to him.
(d) He idolizes him.

2. What did the Czech people hate Eva for?
(a) Being with a Jew.
(b) Practicing the wrong religion.
(c) Risque behavior.
(d) Being a lesbian.

3. What is Zuckerman's profession?
(a) Author.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Stock broker.
(d) Antique dealer.

4. What does Olga say she will do tonight to Bolotka at Klenek's?
(a) Get drunk.
(b) Sing the national anthem.
(c) Have sex.
(d) Shoot herself.

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

6. What was the man Eva left her husband for?
(a) A British prince.
(b) A Buddhist monk.
(c) A Spanish bullfighter.
(d) A Zionist agent.

7. Who did Sisovsky's father's Gestapo officer/protector shoot in Sisovsky's story?
(a) The mechanic.
(b) The pilot.
(c) The chef.
(d) The dentist.

8. Who is with the boy Olga shows her vagina to at Klenek's?
(a) Mr. Bursík.
(b) Mr. Sisovsky.
(c) Mr. Vodicka.
(d) Mr. Bolotka.

9. Where does Olga tell the boy at the party that this picture of her will show up at Klenek's?
(a) On television.
(b) On flyers.
(c) In the newspaper.
(d) On a milk carton.

10. What kind of response did Zuckerman's famous novel have in America, according to Sisovsky?
(a) Angry.
(b) Scandalous.
(c) Intrigue.
(d) Grateful.

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

12. In what year does "The Prague Orgy" begin?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1977.

13. Why does the Czech government allow Klenek to live in Prague?
(a) To tax his earnings.
(b) To be graced by his presence.
(c) To distract the people.
(d) To inspire the people.

14. What quiet, lovely, residential area is referred to as the Venice of Prague?
(a) Benesov.
(b) Pisek.
(c) Duchcov.
(d) Kampa.

15. What does Bolotka answer when Zuckerman asks how he and his friends can live in such a chaotic country?
(a) Too afraid to leave.
(b) Adaptability.
(c) Lack of intelligence.
(d) Stubborness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is dated in the beginning of "The Prague Orgy"?

2. What does Sisovsky claim Eva is with now, which is her ruin, when talking to Zuckerman?

3. To whom was Eva married in Europe?

4. When was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?

5. How many stories did Sisovsky's father write, according to him in the discussion with Zuckerman?

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