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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. How much time passed between the day the monarchs signed the edict of expulsion of the Jews and the day they finally ordered its proclamation, according to the narrator in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?

2. Who is in the photograph with the woman wearing the silver earring in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?

3. When was Hanna's father invited to create the first Russian language department at the University of New South Wales?

4. Whom does Reuben claim gave him the objects of Jewish worship under torture?

5. What are Hanna and Ozren doing in her dream in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ruti's relationship with Kabbalah? Why is this scandalous?

2. What has caused Hanna's mother to become hospitalized in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"? Where does Hanna go to see her?

3. What information does Hanna learn about her father in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

4. How is Giovanni Domenico Vistorini introduced in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?

5. How does the narrative style transition from “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996” to “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”? Why?

6. Who is Reyna de Serena? How is her character introduced?

7. How is Ruti's relationship with Micha described in the narrative?

8. Why is Reuben Ben Shoushan arrested? What does he confess to?

9. Why does Hanna visit the Tate Museum in “Hanna: London, Spring 1996"? What reaction does she have there?

10. How is the birth of Rosa's baby described in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who does Hanna discover her father to be in the course of the novel? How does Hanna respond to this discovery? In what ways are Hanna's discoveries about her father similar to those about the Haggadah? What symbolism surrounds Hanna's father?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Zahra in the novel. When did Zahra become a slave? Who are the different owners of Zahra? How are they described? What inspires Zahra to create the Sarajevo Haggadah?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Ozren Karaman in People of the Book. How was Ozren responsible for saving the Haggadah during the Bosnian War? What relationship does Ozren form with Hanna? How does this relationship evolve?

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