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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. Why does Bolotka ask to try on Zuckerman's suit?
(a) It was his father's.
(b) To feel like a rich American writer.
(c) To see if it fits him.
(d) His favorite designer made it.

2. Where are Zuckerman's Jewish ancestors from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Finland.
(c) Russia.
(d) Poland.

3. Who does Bolotka say hates him when Zuckerman visits his apartment?
(a) God.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His boss.

4. Who does Zuckerman demand to call after the authorities search him and confiscate the manuscript?
(a) His attorney.
(b) The American Embassy.
(c) His mother.
(d) The president of the U.S.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Zuckerman awake to a phone call from Olga in his hotel lobby?

2. Who does Olga suggest Sisovsky can live off of when talking with Zuckerman at breakfast?

3. Oldrich Hrobeck and who were questioned about Zuckerman, according to Oldrich?

4. What does Zuckerman tell Olga she does not care about when negotiating the manuscript?

5. Recently, Bolotka's childhood friend met him at a bar and suggested he could help him with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Blecha was promoted? How did he feel about the promotion?

2. Where does Oldrick Hrobek ask Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel? Where is Olga?

3. Why does Olga choose not to hurt Sisovsky by giving up the manuscript?

4. Why and how does Olga eventually give Zuckerman the manuscript?

5. What does Bolotka tell Zuckerman after his meeting with Oldrich?

6. What is the major difference between Zuckerman and the other characters in "The Prague Orgy"?

7. What does Novak represent symbolically in the narrative?

8. Who asks for Olga's identification at the hotel? What is Olga's response?

9. What does Olga ask Zuckerman to tell her in his hotel room? What does she suggest about his speech?

10. What note has been left for Zuckerman at the hotel? Who is the letter from?

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