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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kathy cheer her daughters up during the flood?
(a) She lets them call their father.
(b) She assures them the dog is safe.
(c) She lets them choose a new school.
(d) She says they get to pick new furniture.

2. How does Zeitoun save special items from the flood?
(a) He puts them in a time capsule.
(b) He loads them in the canoe.
(c) He carries them to the second floor.
(d) He moves them to the basement.

3. What is the elderly couple in the neighborhood doing to get attention?
(a) Shooting up flares.
(b) Waving a white sheet.
(c) Playing loud music.
(d) Shouting.

4. What does the strange sound that wakes Zeitoun up remind him of?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) A river.
(c) A drum beat.
(d) A pipe.

5. What does Todd say he was using the item that was taken from him for?
(a) Searching for bodies.
(b) Saving valuables.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Looting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does a news segment about the prisoners?

2. What status does New Orleans have during the flood?

3. How does Zeitoun treat his infection while he is arrested?

4. Who keeps Ahmad from flying out to help?

5. What rights is Zeitoun waiting for after being arrested?

(see the answer key)

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