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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 story of Sisovsky's does Olga claim is a lie at breakfast?

2. Oldrich Hrobeck and who were questioned about Zuckerman, according to Oldrich?

3. Who ends up writing the reports on Bolotka?

4. Who is the Minister of Culture and a successful writer in Czechoslovakia?

5. What British term for bathroom do characters use in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Bolotka's apartment like? What does he tell Zuckerman about his room?

3. What happens when Zuckerman goes to meet Oldrich after leaving the hotel?

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

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

6. What childhood memories does Zuckerman recall while riding the trolley into Prague to visit Bolotka?

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

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

9. What does Novak represent symbolically in the narrative?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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