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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story of Sisovsky's does Olga claim is a lie at breakfast?
(a) The magician's daughter.
(b) The train crash.
(c) The Gestapo shooting.
(d) The alpaca farm.

2. Who is the Minister of Culture and a successful writer in Czechoslovakia?
(a) Kocarník.
(b) Novak.
(c) Skalicky.
(d) Nemec.

3. Who approaches Olga to ask for her identification card at Zuckerman's hotel?
(a) The Hotel Clerk.
(b) The prime minister.
(c) The maid.
(d) A policeman.

4. What does Zuckerman wonder if it is even that good and if retrieving it is worth the trouble after trying to meet Oldrich Hrobek?
(a) The drugs.
(b) A painting.
(c) The manuscript.
(d) The family heirloom.

5. What did Bolotka's childhood friend go on to become?
(a) A National Artist.
(b) A priest.
(c) A homeless bum.
(d) A rock star.

6. Bolotka claims he won't leave Czechoslovakia because he has how many girlfriends?
(a) 16.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

7. Why does Olga ask to switch tables at the hotel dining room?
(a) The table is dirty.
(b) It is by the door.
(c) She thinks this one is bugged.
(d) It is not by the window.

8. What does the agent Zuckerman hands his passport to at the airport remark Zuckerman is?
(a) An American Yankee.
(b) A Zionist agent.
(c) A communist sympathizer.
(d) A loser.

9. What does Zuckerman offer Olga for the stories?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $10,000.

10. Who does Zuckerman demand to call after the authorities search him and confiscate the manuscript?
(a) His mother.
(b) The American Embassy.
(c) The president of the U.S.
(d) His attorney.

11. How did Sisovsky's father die, according to Olga?
(a) A motorcycle accident.
(b) A kick from a donkey.
(c) A plane crash.
(d) A bus accident.

12. What does Olga say Sisovsky will do with the stories if he gets them?
(a) Destroy them.
(b) Auction them to the highest bidder.
(c) Return them.
(d) Publish them in his own name.

13. Who does Olga suggest Sisovsky can live off of when talking with Zuckerman at breakfast?
(a) His brother.
(b) His inheritance.
(c) His wages.
(d) His mistress.

14. On what condition did Bolotka's childhood friend offer to help him recently at a bar?
(a) He leave his wife.
(b) He stop telling the story.
(c) He go to the authorities.
(d) He stop writing.

15. When asked for her identification card at the hotel, Olga makes a scene accusing the man of assuming she is what?
(a) Zuckerman's wife.
(b) An American.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A spy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Novak ask Zuckerman if he knows as they ride to the airport?

2. Where does Zuckerman fly first when leaving Prague?

3. What profession did Novak's father hold?

4. What does Zuckerman imagine himself cleaning while waiting to meet Oldrich Hrobek at a cafe?

5. Where does Oldrick Hrobek tell Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel?

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