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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 religion did Utz's grandmother convert to?

2. What color carnations does Urlik place on Utz's coffin?

3. Who offers the narrator and Utz snacks?

4. What does Utz start to watch in the cinema twice a week?

5. How does the narrator describe the main room in Utz's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rabbi Loew stop Yossel from running amok?

2. How does Utz develop his theory about porcelain collecting?

3. How could a rabbi destroy a golem?

4. How did Utz's grandmother ignite Utz's interest in Porcelain collecting?

5. Why do the Jews think Adam was the first golem?

6. Why is there no trout available at the trout restaurant?

7. Where does the golem legend have its roots?

8. How does Utz prove he is racially pure?

9. How did the communist state divert people's attentions from the Christian rituals of Utz's funeral?

10. How did Rabbi Loew use Yossel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote Utz in the first person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

In 1992, George Sluizer directed a film version of Utz. How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

What problems do Utz's generation face? How are the problems for Utz's generation different to the problems his father's generation face? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

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