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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. How does Hanna describe the handwriting in the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) In fancy, elaborate cursive.
(b) Neat and printed.
(c) It is typed.
(d) Almost illegible.

2. What does Lola pretend to be in order to stay with Serif and Stela?
(a) Stela's cousin.
(b) Serif's niece.
(c) A maid.
(d) Stela's sister.

3. Who is Hanna's former teacher and the leading Hebrew manuscripts specialist in the world?
(a) Joseph Kohen.
(b) Werner Heinrich.
(c) Jim Bardayal.
(d) Yad Vashem.

4. Where was the Sarajevo Haggadah created?
(a) Spain.
(b) Vienna.
(c) France.
(d) Venice.

5. When was the Sarajevo Haggadah last bound, according to the narrator in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) The 1890s.
(b) The 1910s.
(c) The 1780s.
(d) The 1850s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Karaman's wife?

2. How old is Dr. Heinrich when Hanna visits him in 1996?

3. In what area did Hanna earn her PhD?

4. About how old is Munib described as when Lola first sees him in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

5. What is the name of Stela's son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Sarajevo Haggadah? When and where was it created? Why is it valued?

3. Who is Werner Heinrich and what is his relationship to Hanna?

4. How is the setting of Vienna described in Part V of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”? Why does Hanna go there?

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

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

7. What actions does Serif Kabal take to save the Sarajevo Haggadah?

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

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

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

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