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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sisovsky claim Eva is with now, which is her ruin, when talking to Zuckerman?
(a) A Morrocan.
(b) An Indian.
(c) A Jew.
(d) An American.

2. Who tells Olga she would kill herself in America?
(a) Bolotka.
(b) Lobkowicz.
(c) Sisovsky.
(d) Vodicka.

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

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

5. Why does Sisovsky claim the Czech government let them leave?
(a) They were rich.
(b) They were exiled.
(c) They were poor.
(d) They wanted to.

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

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

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

9. Sisovsky explains Eva cannot return to Prague because she cannot do what there?
(a) Be seen.
(b) Act.
(c) Communicate with anyone.
(d) Get an identification card.

10. What does the title of Olga's best-seller translate to in English?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Loving.
(c) Belonging.
(d) Longing.

11. What did the Gestapo officer come to Sisovsky's father's house every day to do during World War II?
(a) Talk to his daughter.
(b) Pet the dog.
(c) Play chess.
(d) Have a glass of milk.

12. Who stays in the bathroom with the boy at Klenek's party?
(a) Blecha.
(b) Bolotka.
(c) Olga.
(d) Mr. Vodicka.

13. What does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman pursues Eva in their first meeting?
(a) German heroes.
(b) A stray cat.
(c) American yankees.
(d) Jewish demons.

14. Bolotka says if the authorities question him about Zuckerman, he will say Zuckerman visits to sleep with who?
(a) 25-year-old women.
(b) 15-year-old girls.
(c) 12-year-old girls.
(d) 70-year-old women.

15. Where does Zuckerman live in New York?
(a) Upper East Side.
(b) Upper West Side.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) The Bronx.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Olga tell Bolotka she will steal tonight at Klenek's party?

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

3. Where is Eva from?

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

5. Where did Philip Roth attend college?

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