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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. Where did Reyna de Serena flee to come to Venice?
(a) Portugal.
(b) France.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Germany.

2. What was the group of Jews called that arrived in Venice after being expelled from Spain and then Portugal by the Catholic monarchs?
(a) The Hietzings.
(b) The Levantinis.
(c) The Galicia.
(d) The Ponentini.

3. What is the name of the bookbinder that Ruti becomes involved with?
(a) Habib.
(b) Ozren.
(c) Sava.
(d) Micha.

4. To what city does Reyna de Serena say she is going when she leaves Venice in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Ragusa.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Odessa.

5. What is the name of David Ben Shoushan's wife?
(a) Alia.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Aida.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to the saltwater that is found on the Haggadah's pages?

2. What was the name of Hanna's father?

3. For how long has Raz been married in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

4. Where was Hanna's father a professor of Russian language and literature in the U.S.?

5. Who has sent Hanna the photograph of the woman with the silver earring in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ruti's relationship with Kabbalah? Why is this scandalous?

2. Why does Hanna visit the Tate Museum in “Hanna: London, Spring 1996"? What reaction does she have there?

3. What has caused Hanna's mother to become hospitalized in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"? Where does Hanna go to see her?

4. How is Ruti's relationship with Micha described in the narrative?

5. What is the relationship like between David and Joseph Ben Shoushan in the novel?

6. What is unique about the hair that has been analyzed from the Sarajevo Haggadah?

7. Who is Judah Aryeh? What is his relationship with Father Vistorini?

8. What information does Frau Zweig relate to Hanna in “Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?

9. Who is Reyna de Serena? How is her character introduced?

10. How does Ruti come to learn that the soldiers are seeking her for arrest in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?

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