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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. What does Hanna describe as the source of the blue pigment in the panels of the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) Indigo.
(b) Squid ink.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Lapis lazuli.

2. Where is Hanna's home?
(a) Boston, U.S.
(b) Sydney, Australia.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) New York, U.S.

3. Whose mathematical text is taken out and presented to General Faber at the museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) Yad Vashem's.
(b) Elia Mizrahi's.
(c) Albert Einstein's.
(d) Pythagoras's.

4. Who is described as Serif's superior at the museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) Dr. Werner Heinrich.
(b) Dr. Josip Boscovic.
(c) Amitai Yomtov.
(d) Dr. Hamish Sajjan.

5. 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 book's binding.
(b) It focuses on the illustrations.
(c) It focuses on the book's clasps.
(d) It focuses on the stains in the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the saltwater used at the seder table represent?

2. Who wrote the report analyzing the Sarajevo Haggadah and describing the binding, that Hanna reads in the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

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

4. What building does Lola make her way to in Sarajevo that her father once worked in, in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

5. What is the name of Lola's little sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is life in the Kabal family home described in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940”?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the narrative style of the novel change in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"? Why do you think the author makes this change?

8. How is the setting of Sarajevo described in 1996 in the novel? How is Bosnia's recent history described?

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

10. How would you describe the relationship between Hanna and Dr. Karaman in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

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