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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Philip Roth attend college?
(a) Florida State University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Bucknell University.
(d) Stanford University.

2. What month is dated in the beginning of "The Prague Orgy"?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) November.
(d) January.

3. What is Eva's profession in America?
(a) Actress.
(b) Dancer.
(c) Dress seller.
(d) Cab driver.

4. Where does Sisovsky say he arrived in Canada from in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Prague.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

5. Where does Sisovsky believe Eva is better off?
(a) Paris.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman pursues Eva in their first meeting?

2. Who does Zuckerman claim he is going to meet in order to leave the party at Klenek's?

3. Sisovsky's father's last ten stories were about what?

4. To whom was Eva married in Europe?

5. What does Olga demand before showing her vagina to the boy at the orgy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zuckerman pass on his way to Klenek's? What does he observe upon arriving at the party?

2. What does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman about Eva's past in Prague when they first meet?

3. Describe the protagonist and narrator of "The Prague Orgy". What are the main subjects and themes in the novel?

4. Why does Sisovsky claim to have written to Zuckerman in their meeting? Where are Sisovsky's father's stories?

5. What took place that led to Sisovsky's father being shot? Who murdered him?

6. What causes Eva to storm out from the dinner with Zuckerman and Sisovsky in the beginning of the novel?

7. What does the story of Eva's past foreshadow for the protagonist?

8. Why does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman Eva cannot return to Prague? How did they leave?

9. What does Olga beg of Zuckerman before he leaves the party at Klenek's? What does Bolotka tell him upon parting?

10. Discuss the theme of Jewish identity in Philip Roth's writing. What are his influences? What other works address the subject?

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