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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (page 96 to page 115).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the figure of Pulchinella being fed by a young boy?
(a) Soup.
(b) Rice.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Noodles.

2. What did Marco Polo call cowrie beads?
(a) Porcelain buttons.
(b) Porcelain shells.
(c) Pigs' backs.
(d) Pork ears.

3. What does porcella mean in Italian?
(a) Fat pig.
(b) Little sow.
(c) Porcelain.
(d) Big man.

4. Who sends the narrator a card to inform him of Utz's death?
(a) Vaclav.
(b) Orlik.
(c) Jan.
(d) Marta.

5. What is Utz's bedside lampshade made from?
(a) Leather.
(b) Paper.
(c) Lace.
(d) Silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marco Polo think cowrie beads looked like?

2. What does the boy do when the blonde woman touches him?

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

4. What does the blond woman throw out of the window?

5. How does the narrator describe Utz's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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