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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Serif tells Stela that he has arranged for Lola to go with a friend of his where due to the danger of sheltering a Jew in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) To Canada.
(b) To the United States.
(c) To the French zone.
(d) To the Italian zone.

2. 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”?
(a) Neat and printed.
(b) Almost illegible.
(c) It is typed.
(d) In fancy, elaborate cursive.

3. What does Hanna order for dinner when she goes out with Karaman in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) Beef curry.
(b) Steak tartare.
(c) Cevapcici.
(d) Chicken kebabs.

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

5. In what subjects did Hanna earn double-honors degrees in college?
(a) History and ancient Near Eastern languages.
(b) English Literature and Biology.
(c) Chemistry and ancient Near Eastern languages.
(d) Archeology and Art Preservation.

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

7. What kind of cake is described as Werner's favorite in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Cherry cheesecake.
(b) Waves of the Danube cake.
(c) Sachertorte.
(d) Strawberry shortcake.

8. Who is described as Serif's superior at the museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) Dr. Werner Heinrich.
(b) Dr. Hamish Sajjan.
(c) Amitai Yomtov.
(d) Dr. Josip Boscovic.

9. When was the Sarajevo Haggadah sold to the National Museum in Sarajevo?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1911.

10. 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 mosque.
(b) The finance ministry.
(c) The synagogue.
(d) The art museum.

11. Where does Hanna go to first see the Sarajevo Haggadah in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) A royal court.
(b) A library.
(c) A bank vault.
(d) A museum.

12. 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 stains in the book.
(b) It focuses on the book's binding.
(c) It focuses on the illustrations.
(d) It focuses on the book's clasps.

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

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

15. Whose mathematical text is taken out and presented to General Faber at the museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) Pythagoras's.
(b) Yad Vashem's.
(c) Albert Einstein's.
(d) Elia Mizrahi's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what neighborhood do Karaman and Hanna go to dinner in Part III of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

2. Where does Munib's father hide the haggadah in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

3. What does Hanna describe as the source of the yellow pigment in the illustrations of the Sarajevo Haggadah?

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

5. When did the Sarajevo seige begin in the Bosnian War?

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