People of the Book Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Geraldine Brooks
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

People of the Book Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Geraldine Brooks
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Lola to the National Museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) Sava.
(b) Alia.
(c) Amitai.
(d) Aida.

2. When does the inscription in the Sarajevo Haggadah suggest that it was surveyed by Giovanni Domenico Vistorini?
(a) 1598.
(b) 1556.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1811.

3. What building does Lola make her way to in Sarajevo that her father once worked in, in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) The synagogue.
(b) The finance ministry.
(c) The art museum.
(d) The mosque.

4. Where did Hanna earn her PhD?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Harvard University.

5. When was the Sarajevo Haggadah sold to the National Museum in Sarajevo?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1894.

6. Who was the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist whose report Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Herman Rothschild.
(b) Joseph Kohen.
(c) Werner Heinrich.
(d) Yad Vashem.

7. Who wrote the book My Youth in Vienna that Heinlich reads from to Hanna in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Hamish Sajjan.
(b) Joseph Kohen.
(c) Jim Bardayal.
(d) Arthur Schnitzler.

8. What does Hanna describe the parchments of the Sarajevo Haggadah having been made of in her assessment of them?
(a) A Spanish mountain sheep.
(b) A Spanish goat.
(c) An Italian type of ancient cow.
(d) Goatskin from northern Africa.

9. 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?
(a) "Two centuries."
(b) "Fifty years."
(c) "Twenty years."
(d) "A century."

10. In what subjects did Hanna earn double-honors degrees in college?
(a) English Literature and Biology.
(b) History and ancient Near Eastern languages.
(c) Archeology and Art Preservation.
(d) Chemistry and ancient Near Eastern languages.

11. What is Amalie Sutter's profession?
(a) She is an archeologist.
(b) She is an art historian.
(c) She is a entomologist.
(d) She is a forensics specialist.

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

13. Around what two things is life organized in Serif's home?
(a) Sewing and learning.
(b) Prayer and sleeping.
(c) Prayer and learning.
(d) Food and entertainment.

14. How does Isak commit suicide in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) He intentionally drowns in the river.
(b) He stabs himself.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) He hangs himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Hanna to tell her that the Sarajevo Haggadah has shown up in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

2. Where is Dr. Heinrich's apartment described in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

3. From what had Lola sewn her Partisan fatiques?

4. How old is Hanna in 1996?

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

(see the answer keys)

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