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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 does Oldrich Hrobeck tell Zuckerman the authorities believe him to be?
(a) A Communist.
(b) An ambassador.
(c) A spy.
(d) A Russian.

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

3. Who does Olga suggest Sisovsky can live off of when talking with Zuckerman at breakfast?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His wages.
(d) His inheritance.

4. Who does Olga claim wants to be a hero to the Jews?
(a) Sisovsky.
(b) Oldrich Hrobek.
(c) Zuckerman.
(d) Eva.

5. What does Olga say Sisovsky will do with the stories if he gets them?
(a) Return them.
(b) Destroy them.
(c) Publish them in his own name.
(d) Auction them to the highest bidder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a citizenship paper that citizens carry in the Soviet Union which serves to identify the citizen correctly, much like a passport or driver's license?

2. Where does Zuckerman go after leaving Olga at the hotel?

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

4. Bolotka claims he won't leave Czechoslovakia because he has how many girlfriends?

5. Why does Bolotka ask to try on Zuckerman's suit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What symbolic statement does Olga make about freedom in her last meeting with Zuckerman?

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

4. What objective does Zuckerman reveal to Olga over breakfast? What is her response?

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

6. When did Bolotka enter university? What was his major? What did he want to change it to?

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

8. When does Zuckerman awake to a call from Olga? What does the tell him in his hotel room?

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

10. What does Zuckerman begin to question after meeting with Oldrich and Bolotka? Who comes to his hotel?

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