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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 is the Christian name that Reuben takes when he converts to Christianity?

2. What is "avodat ha kodesh" translated as in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?

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

4. What are Hanna and Ozren doing in her dream in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

5. What was the group of Jews called that arrived in Venice from Egypt and Syria?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has led to the conflicts that David Ben Shoushan faces in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?

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

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

6. How does the narrative style transition from “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996” to “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”? Why?

7. What information does Hanna learn about her father in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

8. What are the repercussions of Reuben Ben Shoushan's confession?

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

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

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 motif of religion in People of the Book. What different world religions are explored in Hanna's search for the history of the Sarajevo Haggadah? How are these religions depicted? How would you describe the relationships between these religions and their adherents historically?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of People of the Book. From what perspectives is the story related? Why do you think the author has chosen to use a different narrative style in different chapters? What does this say thematically about the characters in the novel?

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