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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 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.

2. 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) 10 pages.
(c) 5 pages.
(d) 30 pages.

3. 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?
(a) "A century."
(b) "Fifty years."
(c) "Twenty years."
(d) "Two centuries."

4. 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 the floorboards of his home.
(d) In a Jewish cemetery.

5. How does Isak commit suicide in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) He stabs himself.
(b) He intentionally drowns in the river.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) He hangs himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hanna spend six months learning how to properly mix wheat paste?

2. What does Hanna describe the parchments of the Sarajevo Haggadah having been made of in her assessment of them?

3. Where was Dr. Heinrich's family killed in a fire-bombing during WWII?

4. What does Hanna order for dinner when she goes out with Karaman in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

5. How does Hanna describe the handwriting in the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

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