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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Olga give Zuckerman the manuscript wrapped in?
(a) A dog food bag.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) A candy box.
(d) Blankets.

4. Who does Bolotka say hates him when Zuckerman visits his apartment?
(a) God.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His boss.

5. What does Oldrich Hrobeck tell Zuckerman at their meeting?
(a) The government is about to fall.
(b) He must leave Prague at once.
(c) He needs to catch a cab.
(d) There is a hockey game.

6. What does Zuckerman tell Olga she does not care about when negotiating the manuscript?
(a) Politics.
(b) Cats.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Literature.

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

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

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

10. Who does Novak ask Zuckerman if he knows as they ride to the airport?
(a) Marsha Rollins.
(b) Susan Johnson.
(c) Glenda Robinson.
(d) Betty MacDonald.

11. What do the authorities tell Zuckerman he must do after they confiscate the manuscript?
(a) Get on the next plane out of Czechoslovakia.
(b) Have a hand cut off.
(c) Pay a fine.
(d) Issue a public apology.

12. What does Zuckerman tell Olga he loves about her in his hotel room?
(a) Her sense of reality.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her sense of adventure.
(d) Her intelligence.

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

14. Blecha is terrible at what?
(a) Writing.
(b) Math.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sex.

15. What major did Bolotka want to change to while at the university?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Law.
(d) Fine Arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comforts Zuckerman, telling him the authorities cannot touch him in the narrative?

2. Why does Olga hate Sisovsky?

3. Novak says the writers that Zuckerman associated with in Prague are what?

4. Who does Zuckerman receive a note from at the hotel while in the lobby with Olga?

5. Where does Zuckerman fly first when leaving Prague?

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