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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Hanna's father invited to create the first Russian language department at the University of New South Wales?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1950.

2. How much time passed between the day the monarchs signed the edict of expulsion of the Jews and the day they finally ordered its proclamation, according to the narrator in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

3. Who is Hanna's friend that offers her a cottage in Hampstead in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) Anna.
(b) Emily.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Maryanne.

4. What does the Zohar translate to?
(a) The Book of Splendor.
(b) The Book of Secrets.
(c) The Book of Prayer.
(d) The Book of Silence.

5. When he presents the Sarajevo Haggadah to Giovanni, Judah Aryeh claims he obtained the book by what means?
(a) By buying it from an artist.
(b) By inheriting it from his grandfather.
(c) By winning a game of chess.
(d) By making it himself.

6. Who was the Jewish Rabbi that pressed the case for the Jews and had arranged the queen's secret marriage to Ferdinand, according to the narrator in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) Rabbi Abraham Seneor.
(b) Rabbi Jim Bardayal.
(c) Rabbi Yad Vashem.
(d) Rabbi Arthur Schnitzler.

7. From whom does Reyna de Serena say she obtained the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) From her grandmother.
(b) From her father.
(c) From the manservant of her mother's.
(d) From her great-great-aunt.

8. What does the word "Esplugues" translate to in English?
(a) "Valleys."
(b) "Caves."
(c) "Mountains."
(d) "Women."

9. Who were the first Jews to settle in Venice in 1516?
(a) Polish pawnbrokers.
(b) Russian field workers.
(c) Russian bankers.
(d) German loan bankers.

10. In what year was the queen's confessor, Tomas de Torquemada named Grand Inquisitor of the Holy Inquisition?
(a) 1483.
(b) 1492.
(c) 1511.
(d) 1477.

11. What is the name of Reuben's fiancee in the novel?
(a) Alia.
(b) Aida.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Sarah.

12. What is the name of Hanna's mother's secretary?
(a) Janine.
(b) Dora.
(c) Anna.
(d) Lola.

13. Who was the renowned Torah sage and the court's financial advisor that made a case for the Jews with the monarchs in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) Arthur Schnitzler.
(b) Isaac Abravanel.
(c) Jim Bardayal.
(d) Joseph Kohen.

14. How far pregnant was Hanna's mother when Hanna's father died?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Seven months.

15. By when are the Jews ordered to move from the kingdoms in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) By the end of June, 1493.
(b) By the end of December, 1492.
(c) By the end of July, 1492.
(d) By the end of August, 1493.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Hanna's father born?

2. To what city does Reyna de Serena say she is going when she leaves Venice in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?

3. How old was the woman who was driving the car that Hanna's mother was in when it crashed?

4. Where does Raz's wife hold an assistant professorship teaching poetry in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

5. Where was Hanna's father a professor of Russian language and literature in the U.S.?

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