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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Zeitoun's oldest brother?
(a) Mohommed.
(b) Mockli.
(c) Mahatma.
(d) Manami.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Zachary different from his siblings?

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

3. What status does New Orleans have during the flood?

4. Where would Zeitoun sell the fish he caught as a child?

5. What does Zeitoun refuse to do during the flood?

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