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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town would Utz stop at on the way back from Prague?

2. What used to be used as currency in Africa and Asia?

3. Who has promised to make the narrator rich if he find Utz's porcelain collection?

4. What did Augustus the Strong's granddaughter found?

5. What kind of candlestick does Marta bring into the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the German's use Bottger's porcelain during the 1923 inflation?

2. What does Utz like about the soprano he sees at a show?

3. How does Utz react when the narrator asks to see his bathroom?

4. Why did Marco Polo call Cowrie beads porcelain shells?

5. What does Utz remember about Marta?

6. What does the narrator see in Utz's bedroom?

7. What does Utz conclude about luxury?

8. Why did Utz decide to leave Czechoslovakia?

9. Why does Utz want to go back to Prague?

10. Why is Augustus the Strong one of Utz's heros?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Communism affected one of the following areas in Utz's life.

1. Work.

2. Social life.

3. Intimate relationships.

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine communism and capitalism. Why did communism and capitalism become the two main political systems after WWII? What are the differences between the two systems of thought? Why do you think Communism failed?

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