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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 54-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Zuckerman when he would collect coins from his neighbors on behalf of the Jewish National Fund?
(a) Eight.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

2. Sisovsky explains Eva cannot return to Prague because she cannot do what there?
(a) Communicate with anyone.
(b) Get an identification card.
(c) Act.
(d) Be seen.

3. Where had Sisovsky's father stayed during the war, according to Olga?
(a) Underneath a house.
(b) In his uncle's garage.
(c) A Gentile friend's bathroom.
(d) In an attic.

4. How old does the narrator describe the woman with Sisovsky as being in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 37.
(b) 24.
(c) 40.
(d) 16.

5. On what date does Zuckerman awake to a phone call from Olga in his hotel lobby?
(a) March 23, 1977.
(b) January 5, 1975.
(c) April 20, 1974.
(d) February 5, 1976.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oldrich Hrobeck tell Zuckerman the authorities believe him to be?

2. Why does Sisovsky say he wrote to Zuckerman?

3. Who does Sisovsky claim he looks like in his family?

4. Why did the school tell Bolotka he could not change his major?

5. What story of Sisovsky's does Olga claim is a lie at breakfast?

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