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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Kathy to worry when she is in Phoenix?
(a) Their house is still under water.
(b) Her kids can't go to school.
(c) Her mother is mad at her.
(d) Zeitoun stops calling her.

2. Where does Kathy hear about unidentified bodies?
(a) In the newspapers.
(b) On phone calls.
(c) On the news.
(d) From FEMA reports.

3. Who teases Zeitoun about forgetting his daughter?
(a) His brother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His best friend.

4. Where does Zeitoun sleep when his bed won't do during the storm?
(a) The couch.
(b) The bathtub.
(c) The roof.
(d) A hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years have passed since Zeitoun's fishing days?

3. What is the death toll in New Orleans when Kathy's kids go to the new school?

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

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

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