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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Novak says the writers that Zuckerman associated with in Prague are what?
(a) Traitors.
(b) Losers.
(c) Moral deviants.
(d) Saints.

3. What does Olga tell Zuckerman would happen if she attempted to smuggle the manuscript to the West?
(a) She'd be a folk hero.
(b) She'd be arrested.
(c) She'd be executed.
(d) She would be fined.

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

5. What did Bolotka's childhood friend drunkenly admit to him one night?
(a) He stole an ex from him.
(b) The government paid him to spy on Bolotka.
(c) He is gay.
(d) He is broke.

6. Recently, Bolotka's childhood friend met him at a bar and suggested he could help him with what?
(a) His love life.
(b) The mafia.
(c) The authorities.
(d) Money troubles.

7. What did the university do to Bolotka after he attempted to switch majors?
(a) Gave him an advanced degree.
(b) Returned him to the medical school.
(c) Returned him to the law school.
(d) Kicked him out.

8. When does Oldrick Hrobek tell Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 15 minutes.

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

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

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

12. Bolotka entered college to study what?
(a) Fine Arts.
(b) Law.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Politics.

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

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

15. What kind of suit does Bolotka ask to try on at his apartment?
(a) Leather.
(b) Tweed.
(c) Velvet.
(d) Suede.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a citizenship paper that citizens carry in the Soviet Union which serves to identify the citizen correctly, much like a passport or driver's license?

2. Blecha is terrible at what?

3. What did the officers who took Olga to an office building do to the lights?

4. What does Zuckerman tell Olga he loves about her in his hotel room?

5. Why does Olga hate Sisovsky?

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