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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 name of David Ben Shoushan's wife?
2. What does Hanna claim to be her favorite food in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
3. From whom does Reyna de Serena say she obtained the Sarajevo Haggadah?
4. What is the name of the bookbinder that Ruti becomes involved with?
5. What word in the novel refers to a special type of Jewish prenuptial agreement that is part of the traditional Jewish marriage?
Short Essay Questions
1. From what Jewish book is the citation that opens “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”? How would you describe this book?
2. How does Ruti come to learn that the soldiers are seeking her for arrest in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?
3. What does the Latin citation that opens “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609” translate to in English? What is indicated by this citation?
4. What is the relationship like between David and Joseph Ben Shoushan in the novel?
5. What has caused Hanna's mother to become hospitalized in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"? Where does Hanna go to see her?
6. How is Giovanni Domenico Vistorini introduced in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
7. How is Ruti's relationship with Micha described in the narrative?
8. Why does Hanna visit the Tate Museum in “Hanna: London, Spring 1996"? What reaction does she have there?
9. What are the repercussions of Reuben Ben Shoushan's confession?
10. Who is Zahra and how is her character introduced?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's use of symbolism and imagery in People of the Book. What does the Sarajevo Haggadah represent symbolically in the story? What does the cat hair represent? How does the author employ similes and metaphors?
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
Discuss the character of Amitai Yomtov in the novel. How does Hanna know Amitai? What causes her to believe that he is responsible for the Haggadah forgery? Is he? Why or why not?
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