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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece does Utz tell the narrator he smuggled into Czechslovakia?
(a) The Yardly.
(b) The Augustus.
(c) The Haremetta.
(d) The Pulchinella.

2. What city does Utz say he hates?
(a) Prague.
(b) Paris.
(c) Dresden.
(d) London.

3. What does Utz admit to storing in a vault at a Swiss bank?
(a) Gold.
(b) Meissen.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Silver.

4. What was Bottger's grandfather's occupation?
(a) Cobbler.
(b) Silversmith.
(c) Goldsmith.
(d) Blacksmith.

5. Who does the narrator say is devoted to Utz?
(a) Marta.
(b) Orlik.
(c) Mara.
(d) Louis.

6. What does Utz believe porcelain is the antidote to?
(a) Racism.
(b) Decay.
(c) Tiredness.
(d) Depression.

7. What does Utz find disgusting about the woman's legs?
(a) They are too fat.
(b) They are too skinny.
(c) The are full of scabs.
(d) They are unshaved.

8. What is the collar of Utz's bathrobe made from?
(a) Ostrich plumes.
(b) Monkey fur.
(c) Bear fur.
(d) Emu feathers.

9. What does Utz believe alchemy was?
(a) A spiritual cominf.
(b) A mystical exercise.
(c) A religious ceremony.
(d) A form of mediatation.

10. What does the narrator feel in the young people they pass?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Depression.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Oppression.

11. Why does Utz say he had his feet on both sides of the iron curtain?
(a) He had family in West.
(b) He had investments in the West.
(c) He was a pilot.
(d) He had a government job.

12. Where do the narrator and Utz walk to?
(a) Wencelas Square.
(b) Mala Strana.
(c) Old Town Square.
(d) Namesti Miru.

13. What did Augustus the Strong's granddaughter found?
(a) Poland.
(b) The Vichy factory.
(c) The CapodiMonte factoy.
(d) Czecholovakia.

14. What does the mood in Prague seem in comparison to the Soviet Union?
(a) Melancholic.
(b) Fun.
(c) Lively.
(d) Mournful.

15. What does the narrator think Utz may have hidden in his dressing table?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) A wig.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the book Marta gave Utz to read on the train?

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

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

4. Who does Utz think about alone in his apartment?

5. What city does Utz meet the man from his bank?

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