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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What helps Kathy to stay calm as long as she does?
(a) Her connection to Zeitoun.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her illness.
(d) Her faith.

2. What bothers Zeitoun most about his house when he sees it after being released?
(a) The stench.
(b) The dead animals.
(c) The stolen items.
(d) The water lines.

3. What season does the last part of this book take place in?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

4. Why does Zeitoun refuse to leave during the flood?
(a) It would cost too much money.
(b) It would take too much time.
(c) He wants to protect his home.
(d) He feels he has a purpose there.

5. Who does Zeitoun think might see him on the news segment about prisoners?
(a) His sister.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of boat helps the single woman found by Zeitoun?

2. What is Zeitoun waiting for at the beginning of the book?

3. What shocks Kathy about the image she sees of her house?

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

5. What kind of weapons are the men breaking into Zeitoun's house using?

(see the answer key)

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