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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Zachary different from his siblings?
(a) He has light skin.
(b) He is a citizen.
(c) He has a mental disability.
(d) He is from a different marriage.

2. How far from the coast would Zeitoun go to fish as a child?
(a) One half kilometer.
(b) One kilometer.
(c) One half mile.
(d) One mile.

3. Who teases Zeitoun about forgetting his daughter?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His best friend.

4. What does Kathy tease Zeitoun about when she hears about the flood?
(a) He can't swim.
(b) He gets to play at the lake.
(c) He didn't renew the flood insurance.
(d) He told her to come home.

5. How does Zeitoun figure out there the extra water is coming from after the storm?
(a) He sees it flowing from the north.
(b) He sees that it have reeds in it.
(c) He watches the heavy rain fall.
(d) He sees that it is not salt water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zeitoun waiting for at the beginning of the book?

2. How does Zeitoun keep in touch with Kathy during the flood?

3. Where does Zeitoun's brother live?

4. What does Zeitoun say the dogs in the neighborhood sound like during the flood?

5. When did Zeitoun forget about his daughter?

(see the answer key)

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