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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 18-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does "The Prague Orgy" begin?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1969.

2. What does Sisovsky claim to hate when talking with Zuckerman in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Magicians.
(d) Ideologues.

3. Who does Sisovsky claim he looks like in his family?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

4. What Czech writer does Zuckerman meet in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Zdenek Sisovsky.
(b) Damek Sisovsky.
(c) Damek Kafka.
(d) Zdenek Kafka.

5. When was Philip Roth born?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1933.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the story Sisovsky's father wrote about a Jewish boy who speaks textbook German, flavorless Czech and simple Yiddish?

2. Where does Sisovsky believe Eva is better off?

3. When did Sisovsky's father die?

4. Sisovsky tells Zuckerman his father would have never been published in Czechoslovakia because of his what?

5. What does Sisovsky claim Eva is with now, which is her ruin, when talking to Zuckerman?

(see the answer key)

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