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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Zeitoun's brother a sea captain?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. How many children does Zeitoun have?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3..

3. What does Zeitoun refuse to do during the flood?
(a) Leave the city.
(b) Listen to the radio.
(c) All of these.
(d) Work with strangers.

4. What did Zeitoun use for fishing as a child?
(a) Spears.
(b) Nets.
(c) Poles.
(d) All of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Zeitoun getting more work than normal at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the elderly couple in the neighborhood doing to get attention?

3. How does Zeitoun get around the neighborhood during the flood?

4. What items from childhood does Zeitoun save from the flood?

5. Who teases Zeitoun about forgetting his daughter?

(see the answer key)

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