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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 the official UN observer who comes to view the Sarajevo Haggadah in Part I of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) Hamish Sajjan.
(b) Yad Vashem.
(c) Ozren Karaman.
(d) Jim Bardayal.

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

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

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

5. When does the inscription in the Sarajevo Haggadah suggest that it was surveyed by Giovanni Domenico Vistorini?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1556.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1598.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Hanna spend six months learning how to properly mix wheat paste?

3. What does the abbreviation K.u.K. stand for in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

4. How old is Hanna in 1996?

5. Who calls Hanna to tell her that the Sarajevo Haggadah has shown up in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Razmus Kanaha? How does Hanna know this character?

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

3. Who is Lola and how is her character introduced in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

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

5. What theory does Dr. Heinrich present regarding the binding on the Sarajevo Haggadah?

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

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

8. How would you describe the relationship between Hanna and her mother?

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

10. What causes Hanna the guilt that she feels regarding Ozren in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?

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