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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. Why does Olga hate Sisovsky?

2. Novak says the writers that Zuckerman associated with in Prague are what?

3. What do the authorities tell Zuckerman he must do after they confiscate the manuscript?

4. What refers to a tea with plum brandy commonly drunk in Czechoslovakia?

5. How old was Zuckerman when he would collect coins from his neighbors on behalf of the Jewish National Fund?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Olga ask Zuckerman to tell her in his hotel room? What does she suggest about his speech?

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

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

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

7. What is the position of Novak? What does he relate about his occupation?

8. What did Blecha drunkenly admit to Bolotka one night? What was Bolotka's response?

9. What note has been left for Zuckerman at the hotel? Who is the letter from?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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