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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. Whose writing does Sisovsky describe studying in his first meeting with Zuckerman?
2. What did the Czech people hate Eva for?
3. What does Olga write, which are beloved by the Czech people?
4. What does Sisovsky claim to hate when talking with Zuckerman in the beginning of the novel?
5. Who asks Olga to show her vagina to a young, gay boy?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sisovsky describe his father? What does Sisovsky conclude his father belonged to?
2. Describe the protagonist and narrator of "The Prague Orgy". What are the main subjects and themes in the novel?
3. What does Olga represent symbolically in the narrative?
4. What literary allusion does Philip Roth use in Sisovsky's descriptions of his father? Why?
5. What reaction does Olga receive after exposing herself at Klenek's?
6. Discuss the theme of Jewish identity in Philip Roth's writing. What are his influences? What other works address the subject?
7. What is symbolically alluded to in the conversation between Sisovsky and Zuckerman regarding doubt?
8. What duality and conflict does Sisovsky face in America? What does Eva?
9. What conversation do Bolotka and Olga have about America at the Kleneks' party?
10. What does Sisovsky tell Zuckerman about Eva's past in Prague when they first meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Zuckerman's response to the orgy party. How does Zuckerman react to Bolotka's suggestion of 15-year-old girls?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the principle objectives and obstacles of Zuckerman, Sisovsky, and Eva at their first meeting in the narrative. How does Sisovsky's objective impact the actions of the protagonist?
Essay Topic 3
Describe author Philip Roth. Where did Philip Roth attend college? "The Prague Orgy" is part of a collection by Roth referred to as what? What awards has Philip Roth's won in literature? What is Roth's most recent work?
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