View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What image appears on the clasp to the Sarajevo Haggadah?

2. What does Hanna learn when she finally reaches Ozren's apartment on the phone in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?

3. What does Ruti intend to use to pay for passage on a ship in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?

4. Where does David Ben Shoushan live with his family in 1492?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ruti's relationship with Kabbalah? Why is this scandalous?

2. Who is Reyna de Serena? How is her character introduced?

3. How does Rosa manage to escape arrest in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?

4. From what Jewish book is the citation that opens “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”? How would you describe this book?

5. How is Giovanni Domenico Vistorini introduced in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?

6. What does the Latin citation that opens “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609” translate to in English? What is indicated by this citation?

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

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

9. What is unique about the hair that has been analyzed from the Sarajevo Haggadah?

10. Why does Hanna visit the Tate Museum in “Hanna: London, Spring 1996"? What reaction does she have there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 852 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample