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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Zeitoun sleep in his bed during the flood?
(a) It has been damaged.
(b) He misses his wife.
(c) It is too hot.
(d) He is too scared.

2. Where was Ahmad from?
(a) Syria.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Turkey.

3. Who did Zeitoun fish with as a child?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His cousins.

4. What time of day would Zeitoun fish when he was a child?
(a) Night.
(b) Morning.
(c) Noon.
(d) All of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts Zeitoun's morning prayers during the flood?

2. What religion does Zeitoun's wife follow?

3. How old was Zeitoun when he began fishing?

4. When does Zeitoun's wife hear the warnings about Katrina?

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

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