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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (page 96 to page 115).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the secret police do in Utz'a flat for two weeks?
(a) Destroy the porcelain.
(b) Take photograhs.
(c) Set up camera equipment.
(d) Have a party.

2. What does the bear symbolize?
(a) Strength.
(b) Communist rule.
(c) Family unity.
(d) The country's protector.

3. What does Utz disavow after Germany surrenders?
(a) His German family.
(b) His Nazi membership.
(c) His German passport.
(d) His brother.

4. What is the collar of Utz's bathrobe made from?
(a) Emu feathers.
(b) Bear fur.
(c) Ostrich plumes.
(d) Monkey fur.

5. What piece does Utz tell the narrator he smuggled into Czechslovakia?
(a) The Haremetta.
(b) The Pulchinella.
(c) The Augustus.
(d) The Yardly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bottger's grandfather's occupation?

2. What does Utz say people once believed silver turned into?

3. Where do Orlik and Marta go for breakfast?

4. What does the narrator think Utz may have hidden in his dressing table?

5. What kind of candlestick does Marta bring into the room?

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