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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much older than his wife is Zeitoun?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. How does Zeitoun get around the neighborhood during the flood?
(a) He swims.
(b) He floats in a sled.
(c) He makes a raft.
(d) He uses the canoe.

5. What shocks Kathy about the image she sees of her house?
(a) The gross water.
(b) The floating body.
(c) The blood on the roof.
(d) How peaceful it looks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Zeitoun told he can't use the phone at the bus terminal?

2. What does the yard look like after Zeitoun is awoken by a strange sound?

3. What kind of fish did Zeitoun fish for as a child?

4. What rights is Zeitoun waiting for after being arrested?

5. Why does Zeitoun refuse to leave during the flood?

(see the answer key)

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