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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Olga claim wants to be a hero to the Jews?
(a) Zuckerman.
(b) Oldrich Hrobek.
(c) Sisovsky.
(d) Eva.

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

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

5. How old was Zuckerman when he would collect coins from his neighbors on behalf of the Jewish National Fund?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eight.

6. Who comforts Zuckerman, telling him the authorities cannot touch him in the narrative?
(a) Klenek.
(b) Bolotka.
(c) Olga.
(d) Eva.

7. 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?
(a) Fingerprint.
(b) Dog tag.
(c) Microchip.
(d) Identification Card.

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

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

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

11. What does Novak conclude his father essentially was?
(a) A dirty Jew.
(b) A rat bastard.
(c) A child molester.
(d) A saint.

12. The man who sends Zuckerman a note at the hotel is what?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A student.
(c) The dean.
(d) A security guard.

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

14. Olga tells Zuckerman that all she wants for the manuscript is what?
(a) The satisfaction of Zuckerman telling Sisovsky that he bought it.
(b) The satisfaction of Zuckerman telling Sisovsky that she gave them to him for nothing.
(c) The satisfaction of Zuckerman telling Sisovsky that she loves him.
(d) The satisfaction of Zuckerman telling Sisovsky that she slept with him.

15. What arrives to take Zuckerman to the airport after the manuscript is confiscated?
(a) A bus.
(b) A cop car.
(c) A black limo.
(d) A train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Zuckerman offer to marry Olga to in negotiating the manuscript?

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

3. What British term for bathroom do characters use in the narrative?

4. What is Bolotka's apartment like?

5. Who is the Minister of Culture and a successful writer in Czechoslovakia?

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