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

2. 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) It is typed.
(c) Almost illegible.
(d) Neat and printed.

3. What is the name of Karaman's child?
(a) Alia.
(b) Ozren.
(c) Branko.
(d) Hamish.

4. Where did Hanna earn her PhD?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Rutgers University.

5. When did the Sarajevo seige begin in the Bosnian War?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hanna order for dinner when she goes out with Karaman in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

2. What does Hanna describe as the source of the yellow pigment in the illustrations of the Sarajevo Haggadah?

3. What does Lola pretend to be in order to stay with Serif and Stela?

4. Who sold the Sarajevo Haggadah to the National Museum in Sarajevo?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Lola go in Sarajevo when she returns in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940”? Who does she meet there and how does this character help Lola?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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