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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 claim to be her favorite food in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) Ham omelettes.
(b) Roasted whole pig.
(c) Steak tartare.
(d) King prawn sambal.

2. Who is the altar boy that lingers after Father Giovanni's Mass in the beginning of “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
(a) Mark.
(b) Sava.
(c) Paolo.
(d) Alia.

3. What leads to the saltwater that is found on the Haggadah's pages?
(a) They appear when the book falls from the ship.
(b) They appear when Ruti baptizes Rosa's baby.
(c) They appear when Ruti swims to the ship.
(d) They appear when Rosa kills herself.

4. What is "avodat ha kodesh" translated as in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
(a) "A mortal sin."
(b) "The sanctity of marriage."
(c) "A betrayal."
(d) "A holy work."

5. How does the rabbi explain the principle use of kosher salt to Hanna in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) It is used to keep away evil spirits.
(b) It is used to bless the food before eating.
(c) It is used to brine meat to remove blood.
(d) It is used to sprinkle on the table before eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Hanna's mother being held at the hospital in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

2. How old is Zahra when she is taken into slavery?

3. Who is the colleague of Hanna's that has supposedly been in Sarajevo in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?

4. How far pregnant was Hanna's mother when Hanna's father died?

5. From whom does Reyna de Serena say she obtained the Sarajevo Haggadah?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What weakness does Judah Aryeh demonstrate in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”? What are the repercussions of this weakness?

5. How does Rosa manage to escape arrest in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?

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

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

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

9. What problem does Father Vistorini find with the illustrations in the Sarajevo Haggadah?

10. How is the birth of Rosa's baby described in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?

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