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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. Serif tells Stela that he has arranged for Lola to go with a friend of his where due to the danger of sheltering a Jew in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

2. In what neighborhood do Karaman and Hanna go to dinner in Part III of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

3. Where is Hanna's home?

4. What kind of cake is described as Werner's favorite in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Hanna the guilt that she feels regarding Ozren in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?

2. How does Hanna describe her coming to work with Werner Heinrich initially in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?

3. Why has Hanna come to Sarajevo in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”? Who accompanies her? What is Hanna's objective in this chapter?

4. Where does Lola go in Sarajevo when she returns in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940”? Who does she meet there and how does this character help Lola?

5. Who is Frau Zweig and how is her character introduced in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996"?

6. Who is Isak and what is his relationship to Lola? What happens to Isak?

7. How would you describe the relationship between Hanna and Dr. Karaman in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

8. Who is Lola and how is her character introduced in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

9. What theory does Dr. Heinrich present regarding the binding on the Sarajevo Haggadah?

10. What notations does Hanna make during her inspection of the Sarajevo Haggadah? What samples does she take?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Australia in People of the Book. How does Hanna's perception of her home country evolve in the course of the novel? What inspires this change in perception? How does Australia differ from the other settings in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the language style of People of the Book. How does the author distinguish between the language styles of different characters and time periods? How does the dialogue in the narrative inform the reader about the different characters? What are some examples of literary devices used in the novel?

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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