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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. What does Hanna learn when she finally reaches Ozren's apartment on the phone in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
2. For how long has Raz been married in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
3. What does Ruti intend to use to pay for passage on a ship in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
4. How old was the woman who was driving the car that Hanna's mother was in when it crashed?
5. What image appears on the clasp to the Sarajevo Haggadah?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has caused Hanna's mother to become hospitalized in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"? Where does Hanna go to see her?
2. How does the narrative style transition from “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996” to “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”? Why?
3. How does Ruti come to learn that the soldiers are seeking her for arrest in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?
4. How is the birth of Rosa's baby described in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?
5. What information does Hanna learn about her father in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
6. What has led to the conflicts that David Ben Shoushan faces in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?
7. Why does Hanna visit the Tate Museum in “Hanna: London, Spring 1996"? What reaction does she have there?
8. How is Ruti's relationship with Micha described in the narrative?
9. What is Ruti's relationship with Kabbalah? Why is this scandalous?
10. What does Reyna de Serena ask of Judah Aryeh in exchange for funds for the Jews in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Zahra in the novel. When did Zahra become a slave? Who are the different owners of Zahra? How are they described? What inspires Zahra to create the Sarajevo Haggadah?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative that follows the life of David Ben Shoushan. When and where does David live? What is his family like? What happens to David as a result of his son's confession?
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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