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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. What river flows through Prague?
(a) Vltava River.
(b) Kalousek River.
(c) Kuhnl River.
(d) Filip River.

2. What is the name of the story Sisovsky's father wrote about a Jewish boy who speaks textbook German, flavorless Czech and simple Yiddish?
(a) "Mother Tongue."
(b) "Many Tongues."
(c) "A Simpler Tongue."
(d) "Tongue Twister."

3. Why does Sisovsky claim the Czech government let them leave?
(a) They were exiled.
(b) They were rich.
(c) They wanted to.
(d) They were poor.

4. Who does Bolotka tell Zuckerman attend the orgy parties in Prague?
(a) 15-year-old girls.
(b) 20-year-old homosexuals.
(c) 10-year-old virgins.
(d) 80-year-old men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets Zuckerman to show him around at Klenek's?

2. Bolotka tells Zuckerman there are only microphones at Klenek's, not what?

3. Who is with the boy Olga shows her vagina to at Klenek's?

4. Where does Sisovsky believe Eva is better off?

5. Who tells Olga she would kill herself in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrative open? What year is it?

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

3. What duality and conflict does Sisovsky face in America? What does Eva?

4. Discuss the theme of voyeurism and spying in the narrative. How is this shown at Klenek's?

5. Why does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman his novel is banned? Why did he leave Czechoslovakia?

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

7. What does Olga demand before exposing herself at the orgy party? Where is Olga's lover, according to Bolotka?

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

9. What conversation do Bolotka and Olga have about America at the Kleneks' party?

10. What symbolism is revealed in the party at Klenek's? What are the attendees representative of?

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