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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Orlik suggest he and Utz flee to?
(a) South America.
(b) The west.
(c) Israel.
(d) Asia.

2. What does Utz's doctor prescribe him?
(a) A visit to the spa.
(b) A visit to the forest region.
(c) A visit to Utopia.
(d) A visit to the mountains.

3. What does the narrator say Prague is compared to other European cities?
(a) The most beautiful.
(b) The darkest.
(c) The ugliest.
(d) The most mysterious.

4. What city are the chairs in Utz's room from?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bear is at the end of the table?

2. What German city does Utz's grandmother send him to?

3. Which member of the secret police drops a porcelain piece on the floor?

4. What does Utz slam on to the desk when someone questions his racial purity?

5. Where city did Utz rescue the Barcelona chairs from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does the golem legend have its roots?

3. How does Utz say he was able to keep his porcelain collection?

4. Why did the Nazis preserve the Jewish cemetery?

5. How does the narrator describe Utz?

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

7. Who was Rabbi Loew?

8. Why does the narrator's friend send him to meet Utz?

9. Describe Utz's apartment.

10. Describe the stuffed bear in the Hotel Bristol.

(see the answer keys)

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