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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. Where is Dr. Frankfurter's porcelain made?

2. What does Utz admit to storing in a vault at a Swiss bank?

3. In what city does Utz meet Dr. Frankfurter?

4. Who does the narrator say is devoted to Utz?

5. What was the name of Utz's New York dealer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Utz's bathrobe.

2. Why is Marta devoted to Utz?

3. Why does Utz dislike Vichy?

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

5. What does Utz conclude about luxury?

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

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

8. Why does Marta bang pots together?

9. Why did people think gold could save one from death?

10. How did Bottger allow Augustus the strong to open the first commercial porcelain factory in 1710?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1992, George Sluizer directed a film version of Utz. How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Western European and Central and Eastern European culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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