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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. When does Oldrick Hrobek tell Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 week.

2. Who does Zuckerman receive a note from at the hotel while in the lobby with Olga?
(a) Jan Kohout.
(b) Oldrich Hrobeck.
(c) Pavel Mertlík.
(d) Jirí Sedivy.

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

4. What does Zuckerman tell Olga he has come to Prague to get at breakfast?
(a) His dignity.
(b) Sisovsky's father's stories.
(c) The money he is owed.
(d) A family heirloom.

5. What did Bolotka's childhood friend go on to become?
(a) A priest.
(b) A National Artist.
(c) A rock star.
(d) A homeless bum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the bugging device in Zuckerman's room?

2. Who ends up writing the reports on Bolotka?

3. Who does Zuckerman go to meet after attempting to meet Oldrich Hrobek with no success?

4. The man who sends Zuckerman a note at the hotel is what?

5. What does Olga say loudly for the bug in Zuckerman's room to hear her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Zuckerman ride to the airport with in the end of the novel? What literary work does he discuss?

2. What story does Olga relate over breakfast about having been taken to an office building by the authorities?

3. Why did the university tell Bolotka he was unable to change majors?

4. What did Blecha drunkenly admit to Bolotka one night? What was Bolotka's response?

5. How does Roth establish a hazy line between truth and reality in the narrative? How is this revealed in the Czech student?

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

7. How much money does Zuckerman offer Olga for the manuscript? What is her reply?

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

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

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

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