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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 profession did Novak's father hold?
3. What did Bolotka's childhood friend drunkenly admit to him one night?
4. What do the authorities tell Zuckerman he must do after they confiscate the manuscript?
5. How old was Zuckerman when he would collect coins from his neighbors on behalf of the Jewish National Fund?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who asks for Olga's identification at the hotel? What is Olga's response?
2. Why does Olga choose not to hurt Sisovsky by giving up the manuscript?
3. How much money does Zuckerman offer Olga for the manuscript? What is her reply?
4. Where does Oldrick Hrobek ask Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel? Where is Olga?
5. What symbolic statement does Olga make about freedom in her last meeting with Zuckerman?
6. What objective does Zuckerman reveal to Olga over breakfast? What is her response?
7. How does Roth establish a hazy line between truth and reality in the narrative? How is this revealed in the Czech student?
8. What note has been left for Zuckerman at the hotel? Who is the letter from?
9. What childhood memories does Zuckerman recall while riding the trolley into Prague to visit Bolotka?
10. What happened when Blecha was promoted? How did he feel about the promotion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Olga Sisovsky in the narrative. How old is Olga? What is her personality like? How does Olga respond to Zuckerman? To the advances of Mr. Vodicka?
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
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?
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