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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Olga say loudly for the bug in Zuckerman's room to hear her?
(a) She has gas.
(b) The toilet is clogged.
(c) She wants to marry him.
(d) She is pregnant.

2. What does Olga scribble to Zuckerman on a notepad in his hotel room?
(a) To speak louder.
(b) To shut up.
(c) She wants to leave.
(d) Turn out the lights.

3. What older American best-seller is virtually unknown but Novak thinks it is a masterpiece?
(a) The Egg and I.
(b) Of Mice and Men.
(c) Remembering You.
(d) Spring in Prague.

4. What does Zuckerman imagine himself cleaning while waiting to meet Oldrich Hrobek at a cafe?
(a) His apartment.
(b) An outhouse.
(c) Penn Station.
(d) A Mercedes Benz.

5. Within how much time after leaving Olga do the authorities confiscate the manuscript?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 hours.

6. Where does Zuckerman return with the manuscript after meeting with Olga?
(a) England.
(b) His hotel.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) His house.

7. Where does Oldrick Hrobek tell Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel?
(a) A diner.
(b) A bar.
(c) The train station.
(d) The airport.

8. What profession did Novak's father hold?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Postman.
(c) Machinist.
(d) Army officer.

9. What does Zuckerman smoke over breakfast when dining with Olga?
(a) An English cigarette.
(b) A Cuban cigar.
(c) A Russian cigar.
(d) A pipe.

10. What does Olga tell Zuckerman is not his strong point at his hotel?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Prudence.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Attractiveness.

11. Why does Bolotka ask to try on Zuckerman's suit?
(a) To feel like a rich American writer.
(b) His favorite designer made it.
(c) To see if it fits him.
(d) It was his father's.

12. On what date does Zuckerman awake to a phone call from Olga in his hotel lobby?
(a) March 23, 1977.
(b) February 5, 1976.
(c) April 20, 1974.
(d) January 5, 1975.

13. What refers to a tea with plum brandy commonly drunk in Czechoslovakia?
(a) Slivovitz-larded tea.
(b) Oolong tea.
(c) Red tea.
(d) Black tea.

14. Oldrich Hrobeck and who were questioned about Zuckerman, according to Oldrich?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His mother.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His professor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Olga suggest Zuckerman do to show the authorities he is not afraid at breakfast?

2. When was Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev born?

3. What does Zuckerman wonder if it is even that good and if retrieving it is worth the trouble after trying to meet Oldrich Hrobek?

4. What is the title of the officer Novak?

5. The man who sends Zuckerman a note at the hotel is what?

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