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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 does Olga tell Zuckerman in their next meeting after the hotel breakfast?

2. What did the university do to Bolotka after he attempted to switch majors?

3. Who does Olga claim wants to be a hero to the Jews?

4. Where are Zuckerman's Jewish ancestors from?

5. Why does Olga hate Sisovsky?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What position does Blecha hold now in the narrative? What did he recently offer to help Bolotka with?

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

4. What does Olga tell Zuckerman he wants to gain by getting the manuscript? Why is her situation different?

5. What does Novak represent symbolically in the narrative?

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

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

8. What does Bolotka tell Zuckerman after his meeting with Oldrich?

9. What happens when Zuckerman returns to his hotel with the manuscript?

10. Where does Zuckerman go after leaving Prague? How does he feel about the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Zuckerman enter Prague? How difficult was it in 1976 for Americans to enter the Eastern Bloc? Where does Klenek live and what is established about his residence in the text?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Bolotka in the narrative. How does Zuckerman meet/know Bolotka? What information does Bolotka provide? What is his personality like?

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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