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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. 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?
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”?
3. How are the book clasps to the Sarajevo Haggadah described in the report that Hanna reads in the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
4. What is the focus of the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
5. What is Serif's last name in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Isak and what is his relationship to Lola? What happens to Isak?
2. Who is Franz Hirschfeldt? How is his character described in “Feathers and a Rose: Vienna, 1894"?
3. What actions does Serif Kabal take to save the Sarajevo Haggadah?
4. How is the setting of Vienna described in Part V of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”? Why does Hanna go there?
5. How is the setting of Sarajevo described in 1996 in the novel? How is Bosnia's recent history described?
6. What notations does Hanna make during her inspection of the Sarajevo Haggadah? What samples does she take?
7. How does the narrative style of the novel change in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"? Why do you think the author makes this change?
8. How does Hanna describe her coming to work with Werner Heinrich initially in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?
9. Who is Razmus Kanaha? How does Hanna know this character?
10. What information does Frau Zweig relate about Mittl in "Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Lola in People of the Book. During what two time periods is Lola's character presented? From what point-of-view are Lola's narratives related? What is Lola's connection to the Sarajevo Haggadah?
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