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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Stela's son?
(a) Sava.
(b) Alia.
(c) Habib.
(d) Ozren.

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

3. How does the narrative style of the novel change in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) The narrative shifts from first-person to third-person.
(b) The narrative shifts from third-person to first-person.
(c) The narrative shifts from third-person to second-person.
(d) The narrative shifts from second-person to first-person.

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

5. Who sold the Sarajevo Haggadah to the National Museum in Sarajevo?
(a) Yad Vashem.
(b) Joseph Kohen.
(c) Ozren Karaman.
(d) Jim Bardayal.

6. 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 clasps.
(c) It focuses on the illustrations.
(d) It focuses on the book's binding.

7. Who is the chief archivist at the Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien?
(a) Hamish Sajjan.
(b) Amitai Yomtov.
(c) Frau Zweig.
(d) Jim Bardayal.

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

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

10. How long is the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) 5 pages.
(b) 20 pages.
(c) 30 pages.
(d) 10 pages.

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

12. 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.

13. 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) Jim Bardayal.
(b) Yad Vashem.
(c) Joseph Kohen.
(d) Ozren Karaman.

14. How old is Hanna in 1996?
(a) 35.
(b) 39.
(c) 32.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day of the week is the Muslim Sabbath?

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

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

5. In what area did Hanna earn her PhD?

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