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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 scribble to Zuckerman on a notepad in his hotel room?
2. Who does Zuckerman demand to call after the authorities search him and confiscate the manuscript?
3. What profession did Novak's father hold?
4. Who does Bolotka say hates him when Zuckerman visits his apartment?
5. What does Olga give Zuckerman the manuscript wrapped in?
Short Essay Questions
1. What position does Blecha hold now in the narrative? What did he recently offer to help Bolotka with?
2. What symbolic statement does Olga make about freedom in her last meeting with Zuckerman?
3. Where does Oldrick Hrobek ask Zuckerman to meet him when he leaves the hotel? Where is Olga?
4. What story does Olga relate over breakfast about having been taken to an office building by the authorities?
5. How does Roth establish a hazy line between truth and reality in the narrative? How is this revealed in the Czech student?
6. How much money does Zuckerman offer Olga for the manuscript? What is her reply?
7. What does Bolotka tell Zuckerman after his meeting with Oldrich?
8. What happened when Blecha was promoted? How did he feel about the promotion?
9. What objective does Zuckerman reveal to Olga over breakfast? What is her response?
10. What is Bolotka's apartment like? What does he tell Zuckerman about his room?
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
Describe and discuss Zuckerman's response to the orgy party. How does Zuckerman react to Bolotka's suggestion of 15-year-old girls?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the sexuality illustrated at the orgy party at Klenek's and how Olga fits into these surroundings. How does Olga's book reveal herself as a character?
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