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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where has Hanna arrived in Part V of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Paris.

3. From what had Lola sewn her Partisan fatiques?
(a) Her father's pants.
(b) A gray blanket.
(c) An old flag.
(d) Her mother's dress.

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

5. The word "haggadah" is from the Hebrew root word "hgd" which means what?
(a) To tell.
(b) To worship.
(c) To listen.
(d) To love.

6. Where is Dr. Heinrich's apartment described in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Museumsquartier.
(b) Schönlaterngasse.
(c) Maria-Theresienstrasse.
(d) Dorotheergasse.

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

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

9. Who was the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist whose report Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Werner Heinrich.
(b) Herman Rothschild.
(c) Yad Vashem.
(d) Joseph Kohen.

10. 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) "Twenty years."
(b) "A century."
(c) "Fifty years."
(d) "Two centuries."

11. Where was the Sarajevo Haggadah created?
(a) Venice.
(b) Vienna.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

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

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

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

15. In what neighborhood do Karaman and Hanna go to dinner in Part III of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) Old City.
(b) Long Shore.
(c) SoHo.
(d) New City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book My Youth in Vienna that Heinlich reads from to Hanna in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

2. Who is the official UN observer who comes to view the Sarajevo Haggadah in Part I of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

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

4. 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"?

5. When was the Sarajevo Haggadah last bound, according to the narrator in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

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