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

2. How does Utz say he felt when the secret police left his apartment?
(a) Helpless.
(b) Free.
(c) Filthy.
(d) Violated.

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

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

5. Where was the bear shot?
(a) Tatras.
(b) Carapthians.
(c) The Black Forest.
(d) Yukon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happen when someone removes the strip of metal from Yossel?

2. What does Utz's doctor prescribe him?

3. What does Utz disavow after Germany surrenders?

4. What kind of animal did Orlik study for thirty years?

5. Where did Utz's grandmother live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Utz lose his temper with the secret police?

2. Describe Utz's apartment.

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

4. What does Utz's funeral suggest about him as a person?

5. What does Dr. Orlik do every time he sees a fly in the restaurant?

6. Why does Dr. Orlik study the household fly?

7. How did Utz's grandmother ignite Utz's interest in Porcelain collecting?

8. Who was Rabbi Loew?

9. Why did the Nazis preserve the Jewish cemetery?

10. How does Utz help people during the war?

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