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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the the narrator's friend say artists in Prague will moan about?
(a) The totalitarian state.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Czech youth.
(d) Lack of funds.

2. What happen when someone removes the strip of metal from Yossel?
(a) He talks.
(b) He run amok.
(c) He is lifeless.
(d) He falls down.

3. What religion did Utz's grandmother convert to?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Hinduism.

4. What does Utz own a spectacular collection of?
(a) China dolls.
(b) Meissen porcelain.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Bone china.

5. What does Utz start to watch in the cinema twice a week?
(a) Soviet films.
(b) Japanese films.
(c) Chinese films.
(d) Hollywood films.

6. What color is Utz's carpet?
(a) Orange.
(b) Pink.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

7. Where does Utz meet the narrator?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bar.
(d) A park.

8. In what country does Utz say he still had money?
(a) Germany.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) Switerland.
(d) America.

9. How does the narrator describe Utz's face?
(a) Forgettable.
(b) Kind.
(c) Average.
(d) Beautiful.

10. Who did Utz help during the war?
(a) The Nazis.
(b) The British.
(c) Gipsy friends.
(d) Jewish friends.

11. Where city did Utz rescue the Barcelona chairs from?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Brno.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Dresden.

12. What part of Prague do Utz and the narrator spend their afternoon strolling through?
(a) Stare Strana.
(b) Liberec.
(c) Vaclavske Namesti.
(d) Mala Strana.

13. What does emet mean in Hebrew?
(a) Disaster.
(b) Frolics.
(c) Health.
(d) Truth.

14. Who does Utz believe art collections should belong to?
(a) Private collectors.
(b) The state.
(c) Museums.
(d) The community.

15. What was the easiest way to get an exit visa?
(a) On the grounds of ill health.
(b) On the grounds of writer's block.
(c) On the grounds of racial hatred.
(d) On the grounds of depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Utz ship his porcelain?

2. What does Pstruh mean in English?

3. What does a Golem have in his mouth or across his forehead?

4. Why did the narrator go to Prague?

5. What does the golems master remove from the golems head when all creatures rest?

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