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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where has Hanna arrived in Part V of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
2. What is the name of Stela's son?
3. What genus of butterfly is the wing from the Sarajevo Haggadah said to be in Hanna's narrative?
4. What is General Faber said to be the commander of in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
5. Where is Hanna's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are Serif and Stela Kamal and how does Lola know them?
2. Describe Hanna's character in the novel. How old is Hanna? What is her focus of expertise?
3. Who is Isak and what is his relationship to Lola? What happens to Isak?
4. Who is Franz Hirschfeldt? How is his character described in “Feathers and a Rose: Vienna, 1894"?
5. How is the setting of Vienna described in Part V of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”? Why does Hanna go there?
6. Who is Lola and how is her character introduced in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
7. How does Hanna describe her coming to work with Werner Heinrich initially in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?
8. Who is Frau Zweig and how is her character introduced in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?
9. What information does Frau Zweig relate about Mittl in "Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?
10. What actions does Serif Kabal take to save the Sarajevo Haggadah?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of conservation versus restoration in People of the Book. How does Hanna demonstrate this theme in her work on the Sarajevo Haggadah? How is the theme explored through the timelines in the past? How does Hanna's job in 2002 relate to this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Amitai Yomtov in the novel. How does Hanna know Amitai? What causes her to believe that he is responsible for the Haggadah forgery? Is he? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot structure of People of the Book. Where in the novel are the explosion, rising action, and climax? Where are the falling action and denouement? How traditionally structured is the novel?
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