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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. Which member of the secret police drops a porcelain piece on the floor?

2. What does met mean in Hebrew?

3. What German city does Utz's grandmother send him to?

4. What religion did Utz's grandmother convert to?

5. What does a Golem have in his mouth or across his forehead?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Utz say he was able to keep his porcelain collection?

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

3. How could a rabbi destroy a golem?

4. How does Utz develop his theory about porcelain collecting?

5. How did Rabbi Loew use Yossel?

6. Who was Rabbi Loew?

7. How did Utz's grandmother ignite Utz's interest in Porcelain collecting?

8. Why does the narrator's friend send him to meet Utz?

9. Why has the narrator come to Prague?

10. What does Dr. Orlik do every time he sees a fly in the restaurant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote Utz in the first person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the arguments for and against Communism? What is Chatwin opinion on Communism and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Chatwin's opinion?

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