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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. What is the date of Zuckerman's writing of his arrival in Prague?

2. Who begs Zuckerman to stay and have sex at the Klenek party?

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

4. Who has possession of Sisovsky's father's stories?

5. What is the name of the story Sisovsky's father wrote about a Jewish boy who speaks textbook German, flavorless Czech and simple Yiddish?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bolotka tell Zuckerman about Olga when they first meet? Who approaches Olga to reveal herself at the party?

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

4. Discuss the theme of voyeurism and spying in the narrative. How is this shown at Klenek's?

5. What do Mr. Vodicka an the gay boy at Klenek's represent symbolically?

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

7. What does Olga represent symbolically in the narrative?

8. Why does Sisovsky claim to have written to Zuckerman in their meeting? Where are Sisovsky's father's stories?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the objectives, actions and obstacles of the characters in pages 32-39. Why did Zuckerman actually come to Klenek's? What does Zuckerman want from Olga? What does Olga want?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Roth's literary allusions to Franz Kafka in the novel. Who discusses Kafka and in what context? What is symbolic about this?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of "The Prague Orgy", beginning in New York City in 1976. What were politics like in the U.S.? How were they different in the Eastern Bloc?

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