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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Zeitoun think about his family in the homeland?
(a) When he eats dinner.
(b) When he goes to church.
(c) When he gets letters.
(d) When he drives to work.

2. What is Zeitoun's oldest brother famously good at?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Doctoring.
(c) Golfing.
(d) Painting.

3. What interrupts Zeitoun's morning prayers during the flood?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) Rushing water.
(c) A phone call.
(d) Barking dogs.

4. Why does Kathy's mother think she wears the hijab?
(a) For her husband.
(b) To make people uncomfortable.
(c) To bother her family.
(d) For her children.

5. When does Zeitoun's wife hear the warnings about Katrina?
(a) While she is preparing dinner.
(b) While she is at work.
(c) While she is driving.
(d) While she is on the bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps Ahmad from flying out to help?

2. What kind of bait does Zeitoun use when fishing as a child?

3. What does Kathy do on the floor with Nademah?

4. What lie does Kathy tell her children to keep them calm?

5. What is Katrina?

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