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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) He idolizes him.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) He is related to him.

2. This story of Eva leaving her husband foreshadows the narrator's self-discovery of what in the narrative?
(a) His purpose in life.
(b) Buried treasure.
(c) His Jewish roots.
(d) His true religion.

3. What was Eva's profession in Europe?
(a) Singer.
(b) Actress.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Secretary.

4. Who does Sisovsky claim he looks like in his family?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandfather.

5. Who asks Olga to show her vagina to a young, gay boy?
(a) Mr. Svoboda.
(b) Mr. Vondra.
(c) Mr. Vodicka.
(d) Mr. Sedivy.

6. What liquor is available at the orgy parties at Klenek's?
(a) Absinthe.
(b) Rum.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

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

8. What month is dated in the beginning of "The Prague Orgy"?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) January.

9. When was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1942.

10. How old does the narrator describe the woman with Sisovsky as being in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 37.
(b) 40.
(c) 24.
(d) 16.

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

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

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

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

15. The narrative of "The Prague Orgy" is written in what person, largely?
(a) First.
(b) Third.
(c) None.
(d) Second.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Sisovsky's father die?

3. What guest at Klenek's is a great writer who is scared of everything, especially the government?

4. Who begs Zuckerman to stay and have sex at the Klenek party?

5. Where did Philip Roth grow up?

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