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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Ahmad from?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Syria.

2. What are Zeitoun's kids afraid of after the flood?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Police men.
(c) Bright lights.
(d) Water.

3. What does Zeitoun weep for while getting around the neighborhood during the flood?
(a) The dead animals.
(b) His family.
(c) His property.
(d) The injured people.

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

5. Why does Zeitoun worry about getting special attention from military men?
(a) He doesn't speak good English.
(b) He is Arab.
(c) He was a marine.
(d) He has no ID.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Zeitoun and his wife keep in touch all day?

2. Where were mercenaries brought from that makes Kathy nervous?

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

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

5. What makes Zeitoun's children sad during the flood?

(see the answer key)

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