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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. When does Oldrick Hrobek tell Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel?

2. What does Zuckerman tell Olga he has come to Prague to get at breakfast?

3. Why does Olga ask to switch tables at the hotel dining room?

4. Who does Zuckerman offer to marry Olga to in negotiating the manuscript?

5. Who does Bolotka say are writers and teachers in Communist Czechoslovakia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much money does Zuckerman offer Olga for the manuscript? What is her reply?

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

3. What does the Czech student warn Zuckerman of at the hotel?

4. Where does Oldrick Hrobek ask Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel? Where is Olga?

5. What does Novak represent symbolically in the narrative?

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

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

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

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

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

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 the history of Judaism and the impact that World War II had on Jews in Europe. When did Zuckerman's family come to America? When did Sisovsky?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Eva Kalinova, her history of anti-Semitic discrimination in Prague, and the role of the Minister of Culture and Vice-Minister of Culture in Prague. Why was the Vice-Minister fired?

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