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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. Who gives explanations from the Haggadah of stones concerning ancient Jewish history?

2. Who never married?

3. Who gathers before soldiers at the wedding?

4. Who is said to be "almost married"?

5. What does Hannah complain that all Jewish holidays are about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Hannah when the villagers climb into the Nazis trucks?

2. What game is played at Seder?

3. Who is Yitzchak and what is his role in Chapter 5?

4. What are Hannah's thoughts about her Aunt Eva?

5. What happens between Grandpa Will and Hannah when Hannah is young?

6. What holiday does Hannah celebrate at the beginning of the novel?

7. What is Hannah given to wear to Shmuel's wedding?

8. What does Hannah suddenly realize at the party in Viosk?

9. Who is lost in the Holocaust from Hannah's family?

10. What is a badchan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of heritage in the novel, and the role it plays in the overall story.

Essay Topic 2

How are character descriptions used in order to provide information on characters in the story? What are the benefits of character descriptions used in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Heroism is shown when Chaya takes Rivka's place when Rivka is chosen to die while at the concentration camp. Discuss the idea of heroism and the way it is used in the novel

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