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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who screams in horror when Olga shows her vagina at Klenek's?
2. Sisovsky explains in telling of his father that another Gestapo officer in the next town had a Jewish what?
3. The character of Nathan Zuckerman is considered to be what to the author?
4. Bolotka says if the authorities question him about Zuckerman, he will say Zuckerman visits to sleep with who?
5. What does Olga tell Bolotka she will steal tonight at Klenek's party?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Philip Roth illustrate Sisovsky's sense of identity in the U.S.?
2. What relationship did Sisovsky's father have with the Gestapo? When did he die?
3. What symbolism is revealed in the party at Klenek's? What are the attendees representative of?
4. What does Zuckerman pass on his way to Klenek's? What does he observe upon arriving at the party?
5. What reaction does Olga receive after exposing herself at Klenek's?
6. What causes Eva to storm out from the dinner with Zuckerman and Sisovsky in the beginning of the novel?
7. Why does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman Eva cannot return to Prague? How did they leave?
8. What does Olga demand before exposing herself at the orgy party? Where is Olga's lover, according to Bolotka?
9. What took place that led to Sisovsky's father being shot? Who murdered him?
10. What is symbolically alluded to in the conversation between Sisovsky and Zuckerman regarding doubt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of Jewish identity, and how Philip Roth incorporates this theme into "The Prague Orgy" and his other works. What works by Roth are centered on the theme? How does "theme" differ from "subject" in a work of literature?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Zuckerman and Bolotka in the narrative. How are Bolotka and Zuckerman alike? What are their differences and are those principally based on setting or circumstance? How?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Zuckerman's response to the orgy party. How does Zuckerman react to Bolotka's suggestion of 15-year-old girls?
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