People of the Book Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Geraldine Brooks
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People of the Book Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Dr. Heinrich's family killed in a fire-bombing during WWII?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Zurich.
(d) London.

2. What does the abbreviation K.u.K. stand for in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Kaiserlich and Koniglich.
(b) Kristler and Kurriour.
(c) Kristoff and Kreitzer.
(d) Kreistler and Kensington.

3. How long is the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) 20 pages.
(b) 30 pages.
(c) 10 pages.
(d) 5 pages.

4. What is General Faber said to be the commander of in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) The Youth Guard.
(b) The Black Hand units.
(c) The White Horse units.
(d) The Nazi Party.

5. What word from “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996” means having or showing great knowledge or learning?
(a) Erudite.
(b) Inarticulate.
(c) Vehement.
(d) Elusive.

6. What word in the novel refers to an elementary school run by Sephardic Jews?
(a) Kabballah.
(b) Maldar.
(c) Ruti.
(d) Vashem.

7. What river is described in the opening of “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) The Ganges River.
(b) The Miljacka River.
(c) The Vibas River.
(d) The Neretva River.

8. Where does Munib's father hide the haggadah in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) In a Muslim cemetery.
(b) In the library of the mosque.
(c) In a Jewish cemetery.
(d) In the floorboards of his home.

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

10. What genus of butterfly is the wing from the Sarajevo Haggadah said to be in Hanna's narrative?
(a) Monarch.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Papilionidae.
(d) Parnassius.

11. What was the name of Karaman's wife?
(a) Sara.
(b) Alia.
(c) Delilah.
(d) Aida.

12. When was the Sarajevo Haggadah last bound, according to the narrator in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) The 1890s.
(b) The 1850s.
(c) The 1780s.
(d) The 1910s.

13. Who is Hanna's former teacher and the leading Hebrew manuscripts specialist in the world?
(a) Werner Heinrich.
(b) Jim Bardayal.
(c) Yad Vashem.
(d) Joseph Kohen.

14. In what area did Hanna earn her PhD?
(a) Fine art conservation.
(b) American History.
(c) Archeology.
(d) Ancient Near Eastern languages.

15. Who is the chief archivist at the Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien?
(a) Hamish Sajjan.
(b) Frau Zweig.
(c) Jim Bardayal.
(d) Amitai Yomtov.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is Munib described as when Lola first sees him in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

2. Who was the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist whose report Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

3. In what language does Serif speak to Stela in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

4. In what subject did Hanna earn her master's degree?

5. Who is described as Serif's superior at the museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

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