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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. In what language does Serif speak to Stela in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
2. Who takes Lola to the National Museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
3. Who sold the Sarajevo Haggadah to the National Museum in Sarajevo?
4. Who wrote the book My Youth in Vienna that Heinlich reads from to Hanna in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
5. What is Hanna's mother's profession?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Isak and what is his relationship to Lola? What happens to Isak?
2. Why has Hanna come to Sarajevo in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”? Who accompanies her? What is Hanna's objective in this chapter?
3. Describe Hanna's character in the novel. How old is Hanna? What is her focus of expertise?
4. How would you describe the relationship between Hanna and her mother?
5. What is the Sarajevo Haggadah? When and where was it created? Why is it valued?
6. Who is Franz Hirschfeldt? How is his character described in “Feathers and a Rose: Vienna, 1894"?
7. What information does Frau Zweig relate about Mittl in "Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?
8. Who is Frau Zweig and how is her character introduced in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?
9. How would you describe the relationship between Hanna and Dr. Karaman in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
10. How is life in the Kabal family home described in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Hanna's mother in People of the Book. How would you describe Hanna's relationship with her mother? How are Hanna and her mother alike? How are they different?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Who does Hanna discover her father to be in the course of the novel? How does Hanna respond to this discovery? In what ways are Hanna's discoveries about her father similar to those about the Haggadah? What symbolism surrounds Hanna's father?
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