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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the strange sound that wakes Zeitoun up remind him of?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) A drum beat.
(d) A river.

2. How does Zeitoun save special items from the flood?
(a) He carries them to the second floor.
(b) He loads them in the canoe.
(c) He puts them in a time capsule.
(d) He moves them to the basement.

3. What does FEMA stand for?
(a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(b) Federal Environmental Military Agency.
(c) Financial Emergency Military Agency.
(d) Fiduciary Emergency Medical Aid.

4. What city was Zeitoun born in?
(a) Jaoubet.
(b) Jabba.
(c) Jatia.
(d) Jableh.

5. Who keeps Ahmad from flying out to help?
(a) His mother.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Yuko.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Zachary at the beginning of the book?

2. Who does Zeitoun seek out the second day of the flood?

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

4. What country was Zeitoun born in?

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

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