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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lola pretend to be in order to stay with Serif and Stela?
(a) A maid.
(b) Stela's cousin.
(c) Serif's niece.
(d) Stela's sister.

2. What is the focus of the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) It focuses on the stains in the book.
(b) It focuses on the book's clasps.
(c) It focuses on the illustrations.
(d) It focuses on the book's binding.

3. Who is Hanna's former teacher and the leading Hebrew manuscripts specialist in the world?
(a) Jim Bardayal.
(b) Werner Heinrich.
(c) Joseph Kohen.
(d) Yad Vashem.

4. Who is described as Serif's superior at the museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) Dr. Werner Heinrich.
(b) Dr. Josip Boscovic.
(c) Dr. Hamish Sajjan.
(d) Amitai Yomtov.

5. What does Hanna describe as the source of the blue pigment in the panels of the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) Squid ink.
(b) Lapis lazuli.
(c) Indigo.
(d) Vinegar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrative style of the novel change in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

2. When did the Hapsburgs annex Bosnia?

3. Where does Munib's father hide the haggadah in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

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

5. What does the saltwater used at the seder table represent?

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