This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940” (continued) – “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Isak's foot in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) It is shot by a soldier.
(b) It becomes afflicted by frostbite.
(c) It is severed by machinery.
(d) It is blown off by a land mine.

2. When does the inscription in the Sarajevo Haggadah suggest that it was surveyed by Giovanni Domenico Vistorini?
(a) 1598.
(b) 1556.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1609.

3. How old is Dr. Heinrich when Hanna visits him in 1996?
(a) 59.
(b) 76.
(c) 81.
(d) 65.

4. What Muslim name do Serif and Stela give to Lola while she stays with them?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Anna.
(c) Maria.
(d) Leila.

5. What is Hanna's mother's profession?
(a) She is a banker.
(b) She is a sculptor.
(c) She is a painter.
(d) She is a neurosurgeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hanna finally gets to see the book for the first time in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996,” she says that "No conservator had handled this manuscript for" how long?

2. How does the narrative style of the novel change in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

3. What makes the Sarajevo Haggadah so rare and unusual?

4. What was the name of Karaman's wife?

5. Who is the head of the museum library that is said to have saved the Sarajevo Haggadah during the Bosnian War in the novel?

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