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) Neat and printed.
(b) Almost illegible.
(c) It is typed.
(d) In fancy, elaborate cursive.

3. When Hanna finally gets to see the book for the first time in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996,” she says that "No conservator had handled this manuscript for" how long?
(a) "A century."
(b) "Twenty years."
(c) "Two centuries."
(d) "Fifty years."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hanna go to first see the Sarajevo Haggadah in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

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. In what area did Hanna earn her PhD?

4. What is General Faber said to be the commander of in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

5. What is Amalie Sutter's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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