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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 does Utz's robe have on its shoulder?

2. What does Utz say people once believed Crystals turned into?

3. What does Utz say the search for gold was the search for?

4. What is the name of the one exhibition open at the Rudolfine Museum?

5. What Asian country had a huge impact on European imagination?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the porcelain figure Dr. Franfurter sells Utz.

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

4. Why is Marta devoted to Utz?

5. Why does the woman on the train disgust Utz?

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

7. Why does Marta bang pots together?

8. What does Utz remember about the mushroom season?

9. What does Utz conclude about luxury?

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

Compare Utz's character to the person he was at the beginning to the person he is at the end.

1. What did Utz hope to achieve at the beginning of the story?

2. What events changes Utz's ideas about life?

3. How has Utz's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

1. Work.

2. Social life.

3. Intimate relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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