View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. "The Prague Orgy" is part of a collection by Roth referred to as what?
(a) Eastern Europe bound.
(b) Jewish Faith bound.
(c) Tucker bound.
(d) Zuckerman Bound.

4. Sisovsky tells Zuckerman his father would have never been published in Czechoslovakia because of his what?
(a) Copyright laws.
(b) Jewish stories.
(c) His last name.
(d) Political corruption.

5. Where does Sisovsky say he arrived in Canada from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Rome.
(b) Prague.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

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

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

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

9. Olga is married to whom?
(a) Vodicka.
(b) Sisovsky.
(c) Kalvoda.
(d) Sedivy.

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

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

12. Who screams in horror when Olga shows her vagina at Klenek's?
(a) The boy.
(b) The woman.
(c) The man.
(d) The girl.

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

14. To whom was Eva married in Europe?
(a) A Czech actor.
(b) A British singer.
(c) A Russian spy.
(d) An Irish politician.

15. What is Eva's profession in America?
(a) Dress seller.
(b) Cab driver.
(c) Actress.
(d) Dancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the narrator describe the woman with Sisovsky as being in the beginning of the novel?

2. Bolotka tells Zuckerman there are only microphones at Klenek's, not what?

3. Who does Olga tell the boy at the orgy party videotapes her?

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

5. When was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 337 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample