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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. What part of Prague do Utz and the narrator spend their afternoon strolling through?

2. What was the easiest way to get an exit visa?

3. How does Utz say he felt when the secret police left his apartment?

4. Who is Marta toasting at four pm?

5. What stands at the far end of the table in Hotel Bristol?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Rabbi Loew?

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

3. Describe the stuffed bear in the Hotel Bristol.

4. Why is there no trout available at the trout restaurant?

5. How did Rabbi Loew use Yossel?

6. How does Rabbi Loew stop Yossel from running amok?

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

8. How does Utz prove he is racially pure?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1980s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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