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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 32-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Olga tell the boy at the orgy party videotapes her?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) Her brother.
(c) The government.
(d) A local pervert.

3. What was the name of the man Eva left her husband for in the narrative?
(a) Mr. Cunek.
(b) Mr. Polak.
(c) Mr. Sobotka.
(d) Mr. Skromach.

4. What was the man Eva left her husband for?
(a) A Buddhist monk.
(b) A British prince.
(c) A Zionist agent.
(d) A Spanish bullfighter.

5. What is a well-known fact about Klenek's house?
(a) It is associated with the Underground Railroad.
(b) It belongs to the government.
(c) It is bugged.
(d) It is spy headquarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Nathan Zuckerman is considered to be what to the author?

2. Where did Philip Roth grow up?

3. Who begs Zuckerman to stay and have sex at the Klenek party?

4. Where did Philip Roth attend college?

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

(see the answer key)

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