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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492” (continued) – “A White Hair: Seville, 1480”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By when are the Jews ordered to move from the kingdoms in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) By the end of December, 1492.
(b) By the end of July, 1492.
(c) By the end of June, 1493.
(d) By the end of August, 1493.

3. How does the rabbi explain the principle use of kosher salt to Hanna in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) It is used to keep away evil spirits.
(b) It is used to sprinkle on the table before eating.
(c) It is used to brine meat to remove blood.
(d) It is used to bless the food before eating.

4. From whom does Reyna de Serena say she obtained the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) From the manservant of her mother's.
(b) From her grandmother.
(c) From her father.
(d) From her great-great-aunt.

5. In what year did Pope Sixtus V proclaim a ban on any books by Jews or Saracens that contained anything against the Catholic Church?
(a) 1559.
(b) 1589.
(c) 1595.
(d) 1601.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rosa go to hide after watching the bailiff take away her parents?

2. What Jewish sin is considered Judah Aryeh's greatest weakness in the novel?

3. How old is Dr. Heinrich when Hanna visits him in 1996?

4. What was the group of Jews called that arrived in Venice from Egypt and Syria?

5. How are the book clasps to the Sarajevo Haggadah described in the report that Hanna reads in the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

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