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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kathy want saved from the flood?
(a) All of these.
(b) Her box.
(c) Her china.
(d) Her jewelery.

2. What is Zeitoun waiting for at the beginning of the book?
(a) For his children to wake up.
(b) For the alarm clock to ring.
(c) For his wife to cough.
(d) For the electricity to come back on.

3. How does Zeitoun keep in touch with Kathy during the flood?
(a) E-mail.
(b) Text message.
(c) Land line calls.
(d) Cell phone.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zeitoun's oldest brother famously good at?

2. What makes the area so uncomfortable during the flood?

3. What is Katrina?

4. Who did Zeitoun fish with as a child?

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

(see the answer key)

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