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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what novel had Zuckerman achieved fame?
(a) Carnovsky.
(b) Vetchy.
(c) Svoboda.
(d) Havlícek.

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

4. What was the name of the man Eva left her husband for in the narrative?
(a) Mr. Skromach.
(b) Mr. Polak.
(c) Mr. Cunek.
(d) Mr. Sobotka.

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

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

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

8. When was Philip Roth born?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1929.

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

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

11. Where did Philip Roth grow up?
(a) Boston, MA.
(b) Newark, NJ.
(c) Pittsburgh, PA.
(d) Portland, ME.

12. Who accused Eva and her family of being Jews in Europe?
(a) The Czech Vice-Minster of Culture.
(b) The Czech Minister of Defence.
(c) The Czech Deputy Prime Minister.
(d) The Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs.

13. Where at Klenek's does Olga reveal her vagina?
(a) The garage.
(b) The kitchen table.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The living room.

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

15. What are not allowed at the orgy parties at Klenek's?
(a) Police.
(b) Food.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sisovsky explains in telling of his father that another Gestapo officer in the next town had a Jewish what?

2. Who does Bolotka tell Zuckerman attend the orgy parties in Prague?

3. Who asks Olga to show her vagina to a young, gay boy?

4. Who has possession of Sisovsky's father's stories?

5. What does Sisovsky say his father belonged to, in his meeting with Zuckerman?

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