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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996” – “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Sarajevo seige begin in the Bosnian War?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1999.

2. How old is Hanna in 1996?
(a) 32.
(b) 35.
(c) 39.
(d) 30.

3. How does the narrative style of the novel change in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) The narrative shifts from second-person to first-person.
(b) The narrative shifts from first-person to third-person.
(c) The narrative shifts from third-person to second-person.
(d) The narrative shifts from third-person to first-person.

4. What was the name of Karaman's wife?
(a) Aida.
(b) Delilah.
(c) Alia.
(d) Sara.

5. What makes the Sarajevo Haggadah so rare and unusual?
(a) The style of the artistry in the book did not appear for over a hundred years later than it is dated.
(b) The book was created and bound in a way that broke kosher Jewish laws.
(c) Jews believed that illustrations violated God's Commandments at this time.
(d) The statements made in the book go against Jewish law.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word "haggadah" is from the Hebrew root word "hgd" which means what?

2. Who is Hanna's former teacher and the leading Hebrew manuscripts specialist in the world?

3. What river is described in the opening of “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

4. When was the Sarajevo Haggadah sold to the National Museum in Sarajevo?

5. When Hanna finally gets to see the book for the first time in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996,” she says that "No conservator had handled this manuscript for" how long?

(see the answer key)

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