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

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

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

3. In what language does Serif speak to Stela in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) Italian.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Albanian.
(d) French.

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

5. What is the name of Karaman's child?
(a) Hamish.
(b) Branko.
(c) Alia.
(d) Ozren.

6. Who calls Hanna to tell her that the Sarajevo Haggadah has shown up in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) Jim Bardayal.
(b) Ozren Karaman.
(c) Yad Vashem.
(d) Amitai Yomtov.

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

8. On what day of the week is the Muslim Sabbath?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

9. What is the focus of the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) It focuses on the book's binding.
(b) It focuses on the stains in the book.
(c) It focuses on the illustrations.
(d) It focuses on the book's clasps.

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

11. What does Hanna describe as the source of the yellow pigment in the illustrations of the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Saffron.
(c) Dandelion.
(d) Poppy.

12. About how old is Munib described as when Lola first sees him in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) 15.
(b) 26.
(c) 13.
(d) 19.

13. What does Hanna describe the parchments of the Sarajevo Haggadah having been made of in her assessment of them?
(a) An Italian type of ancient cow.
(b) Goatskin from northern Africa.
(c) A Spanish goat.
(d) A Spanish mountain sheep.

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

15. What building does Lola make her way to in Sarajevo that her father once worked in, in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) The synagogue.
(b) The mosque.
(c) The art museum.
(d) The finance ministry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lola pretend to be in order to stay with Serif and Stela?

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

3. What is General Faber said to be the commander of in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

4. When did the Hapsburgs annex Bosnia?

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

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