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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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 second-person to first-person.
(d) The narrative shifts from third-person to second-person.

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

5. What happens to Isak's foot in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) It is severed by machinery.
(b) It is shot by a soldier.
(c) It becomes afflicted by frostbite.
(d) It is blown off by a land mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Hanna to tell her that the Sarajevo Haggadah has shown up in “Hanna: Sarajevo, 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. Where is Dr. Heinrich's apartment described in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

4. In what area did Hanna earn her PhD?

5. What word in the novel refers to an elementary school run by Sephardic Jews?

Short Essay Questions

1. What notations does Hanna make during her inspection of the Sarajevo Haggadah? What samples does she take?

2. How does Hanna describe her coming to work with Werner Heinrich initially in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?

3. Describe Hanna's character in the novel. How old is Hanna? What is her focus of expertise?

4. Why has Hanna come to Sarajevo in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”? Who accompanies her? What is Hanna's objective in this chapter?

5. What information does Frau Zweig relate about Mittl in "Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?

6. Who is Frau Zweig and how is her character introduced in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?

7. Who is Isak and what is his relationship to Lola? What happens to Isak?

8. Who are Serif and Stela Kamal and how does Lola know them?

9. Describe the narrative style established in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996.” From whose perspective is this chapter related? Why?

10. Who is Franz Hirschfeldt? How is his character described in “Feathers and a Rose: Vienna, 1894"?

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