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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 the French zone.
(b) To the Italian zone.
(c) To Canada.
(d) To the United States.

3. Where does Munib's father hide the haggadah in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) In the library of the mosque.
(b) In a Muslim cemetery.
(c) In the floorboards of his home.
(d) In a Jewish cemetery.

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

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

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

7. What is General Faber said to be the commander of in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) The White Horse units.
(b) The Nazi Party.
(c) The Black Hand units.
(d) The Youth Guard.

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

9. Who is the head of the museum library that is said to have saved the Sarajevo Haggadah during the Bosnian War in the novel?
(a) Yad Vashem.
(b) Joseph Kohen.
(c) Ozren Karaman.
(d) Jim Bardayal.

10. Where did Hanna earn her PhD?
(a) Brown University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Harvard University.

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

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

13. Who wrote the report analyzing the Sarajevo Haggadah and describing the binding, that Hanna reads in the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Dr. Josip Boscovic.
(b) M. Martell.
(c) Werner Heinrich.
(d) J. Branko.

14. What word from “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996” means having or showing great knowledge or learning?
(a) Inarticulate.
(b) Elusive.
(c) Vehement.
(d) Erudite.

15. What is Serif's last name in the novel?
(a) Yomtov.
(b) Sajjan.
(c) Vashem.
(d) Kamal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of cake is described as Werner's favorite in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

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

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

4. How does the narrative style of the novel change in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

5. Around what two things is life organized in Serif's home?

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