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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marta drink at breakfast?
(a) Grog.
(b) Tokay.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Beer.

2. Who has paid for Orlik and Marta's breakfast at the Hotel Bristow?
(a) Utz.
(b) Orlik.
(c) Lucien.
(d) Jan.

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

4. On what special day did Yossel run amok?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Easter.
(c) Sabbath.
(d) Christmas.

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

6. How does the narrator describe the main room in Utz's apartment?
(a) Narrow.
(b) Tiny.
(c) Boxy.
(d) Huge.

7. Who are the all trout at the restaurant reserved for?
(a) The Communist party members.
(b) The shop keepers.
(c) The Government officials.
(d) The American officials.

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

9. What story is Rabbi Loew associated with?
(a) The Music Master.
(b) The Trial.
(c) The Golem.
(d) The potters.

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

11. Why does Utz think Jews make good art collector?
(a) It is forbidden to them.
(b) They know the value of life.
(c) They could alway do it undisturbed.
(d) It made them popular.

12. Where did Utz's grandmother live?
(a) Brno.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Ceske Krumlov.
(d) Ceske Krizove.

13. What was the name of Rabbi Loew's golem?
(a) Yossel.
(b) Maxi.
(c) Franz.
(d) Benayoun.

14. What does Utz spend hours doing in Dresden?
(a) Drinking beer.
(b) Visiting museums.
(c) Going to the cinema.
(d) Visiting caberets.

15. What did Utz plan with care?
(a) His film.
(b) His book.
(c) His death.
(d) His funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the address of Kasper Joachim's apartment?

2. Who offers the narrator and Utz snacks?

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

4. What is the name of the river that runs through Prague?

5. What is Orlik's specialty since stopping his studies of mammoths?

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