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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Zeitoun's wife?
(a) Kallie.
(b) Katie.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Kitty.

2. Why can't Zeitoun personally help the single woman he finds?
(a) The canoe is sinking.
(b) She is afraid of swimming.
(c) She is too big.
(d) He is too tired.

3. What keeps Ahmad semi-calm while Zeitoun is missing?
(a) He raises money for the relief efforts.
(b) He prays.
(c) He works overtime shifts.
(d) He calls Kathy every day.

4. What does Zeitoun use for light at night during the flood?
(a) Candles.
(b) Gas lamps.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) His cell phone.

5. How does Zeitoun figure out there the extra water is coming from after the storm?
(a) He sees that it is not salt water.
(b) He sees that it have reeds in it.
(c) He sees it flowing from the north.
(d) He watches the heavy rain fall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the extra water in the yard come from after the storm?

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

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

5. Why does Kathy decide to visit Yuko?

(see the answer key)

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