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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Utz think Germany will lose the war?
(a) Only Germany believes in Fascism.
(b) Hitler's star will soon fade.
(c) Germany does not have enough fire power.
(d) Invaders usually come to grief.

2. What was the easiest way to get an exit visa?
(a) On the grounds of depression.
(b) On the grounds of ill health.
(c) On the grounds of racial hatred.
(d) On the grounds of writer's block.

3. Who offers the narrator and Utz snacks?
(a) Hana.
(b) Marta.
(c) Mara.
(d) Helena.

4. Which member of the secret police drops a porcelain piece on the floor?
(a) The photographer.
(b) The drug dealer.
(c) The Pimpled lout.
(d) The museum curator.

5. Which political group has laid a wreath on Utz's coffin?
(a) The Nihilists.
(b) The Bolsheviks.
(c) The Liberals.
(d) The Nazis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Utz's servant?

2. What does Utz spend hours doing in Dresden?

3. What does Golem mean in Hebrew?

4. What does Marta drink at breakfast?

5. What did the secret police do in Utz'a flat for two weeks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator observe about Utz's porcelain?

2. Where does the golem legend have its roots?

3. How does Utz help people during the war?

4. Describe the stuffed bear in the Hotel Bristol.

5. Who was Rabbi Loew?

6. Why does Dr. Orlik study the household fly?

7. How did Rabbi Loew use Yossel?

8. Why do the Jews think Adam was the first golem?

9. What does Utz's funeral suggest about him as a person?

10. How does Utz prove he is racially pure?

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