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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 67-73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language is the manuscript of Sisovksy's father written?
(a) Russian.
(b) Polish.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) Hebrew.

2. Who stays in the bathroom with the boy at Klenek's party?
(a) Mr. Vodicka.
(b) Olga.
(c) Bolotka.
(d) Blecha.

3. What does Olga tell Zuckerman would happen if she attempted to smuggle the manuscript to the West?
(a) She would be fined.
(b) She'd be executed.
(c) She'd be a folk hero.
(d) She'd be arrested.

4. How did Sisovsky's father die, according to Olga?
(a) A bus accident.
(b) A kick from a donkey.
(c) A motorcycle accident.
(d) A plane crash.

5. Who does Zuckerman receive a note from at the hotel while in the lobby with Olga?
(a) Pavel Mertlík.
(b) Jan Kohout.
(c) Jirí Sedivy.
(d) Oldrich Hrobeck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Olga claim wants to be a hero to the Jews?

2. What does Zuckerman smoke over breakfast when dining with Olga?

3. How old does the narrator describe the woman with Sisovsky as being in the beginning of the novel?

4. What was the man Eva left her husband for?

5. Where does Sisovsky believe Eva is better off?

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