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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the river that runs through Prague?
(a) Lithe.
(b) Hresdu.
(c) Terebkou.
(d) Vltava.

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

3. What race does Utz consider himself to be?
(a) Oriental.
(b) Gipsy.
(c) Aryan.
(d) Semetic.

4. What stands at the far end of the table in Hotel Bristol?
(a) A stuffed horse.
(b) A stuffed wolf.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) A stuffed bird.

5. What is the name of Utz's servant?
(a) Hana.
(b) Marta.
(c) Denise.
(d) Mara.

6. What does Golem mean in Hebrew?
(a) Unfortunate.
(b) Unloved.
(c) Unbroken.
(d) Unformed.

7. Why did the narrator go to Prague?
(a) As a spy.
(b) For historical research.
(c) To study at university.
(d) To oust the Communist government.

8. 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.

9. To where does Utz ship his porcelain?
(a) Prague.
(b) Ceske Krizove.
(c) Brno.
(d) Ceske Krumlov.

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

11. How does the narrator describe Utz's eyes?
(a) Huge.
(b) Narrow.
(c) Slits.
(d) Round.

12. What does Pstruh mean in English?
(a) Bread.
(b) Trout.
(c) Carp.
(d) Words.

13. What kind of animal did Orlik study for thirty years?
(a) Dodos.
(b) Mammonths.
(c) Dinosaurs.
(d) Sabre tooth tigers.

14. What is Vaclav waiting for outside the church?
(a) A hearse.
(b) A friend.
(c) A date.
(d) A priest.

15. What does the narrator say is always possible in Prague?
(a) Crazy love.
(b) Violence.
(c) The supernatural.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Utz say he felt when the secret police left his apartment?

2. What city are the chairs in Utz's room from?

3. What organization was the curator of the museum from?

4. What does Utz's apartment overlook?

5. What does Utz own a spectacular collection of?

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