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

2. What was the man Eva left her husband for?
(a) A Buddhist monk.
(b) A Zionist agent.
(c) A Spanish bullfighter.
(d) A British prince.

3. What Czech writer does Zuckerman meet in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Zdenek Kafka.
(b) Damek Kafka.
(c) Damek Sisovsky.
(d) Zdenek Sisovsky.

4. What did the Gestapo officer come to Sisovsky's father's house every day to do during World War II?
(a) Have a glass of milk.
(b) Pet the dog.
(c) Play chess.
(d) Talk to his daughter.

5. Who screams in horror when Olga shows her vagina at Klenek's?
(a) The man.
(b) The boy.
(c) The girl.
(d) The woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eva believe she is for how she handled the bullish authorities in Europe?

2. "The Prague Orgy" is part of a collection by Roth referred to as what?

3. What is a well-known fact about Klenek's house?

4. What does Bolotka say Olga's lover does all day long?

5. Sisovsky explains in telling of his father that another Gestapo officer in the next town had a Jewish what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Bolotka relate to Zuckerman in explaining the orgy parties? Who does he claim attends them?

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

9. When does Zuckerman arrive in Prague? Where does he first attend a party there?

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

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