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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kathy tease Zeitoun about when she hears about the flood?
(a) He gets to play at the lake.
(b) He didn't renew the flood insurance.
(c) He can't swim.
(d) He told her to come home.

2. How many children does Zeitoun have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3..

3. When does Zeitoun think about his family in the homeland?
(a) When he gets letters.
(b) When he goes to church.
(c) When he eats dinner.
(d) When he drives to work.

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

5. Why is Zeitoun getting more work than normal at the beginning of the book?
(a) His just graduated.
(b) He has more time.
(c) A hurricane is coming.
(d) The holiday season is coming.

6. Why does Zeitoun go by his last name?
(a) His buddies always called him that.
(b) His name changed when he migrated.
(c) He shares his father's name.
(d) His first is hard to pronounce.

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

8. How much water is in the house after the first day of flooding?
(a) 9 feet.
(b) 11 feet.
(c) 7 feet.
(d) 13 feet.

9. How many years have passed since Zeitoun's fishing days?
(a) 14.
(b) 4.
(c) 24.
(d) 34.

10. Where does Zeitoun's brother live?
(a) Spain.
(b) Syria.
(c) Iran.
(d) Mexico.

11. How far from the coast would Zeitoun go to fish as a child?
(a) One kilometer.
(b) One half kilometer.
(c) One half mile.
(d) One mile.

12. What religion does Zeitoun's wife follow?
(a) Islam.
(b) Buddism.
(c) Mormonism.
(d) Catholocism.

13. What is the name of Zeitoun's oldest brother?
(a) Mohommed.
(b) Mockli.
(c) Mahatma.
(d) Manami.

14. Where does Yuko live?
(a) Miami.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Salt Lake.
(d) Baton Rouge.

15. Who did Zeitoun give all his fishing money to?
(a) His father.
(b) The church.
(c) His mother.
(d) His uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would Zeitoun sell the fish he caught as a child?

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

3. Why can't Zeitoun sleep in his bed during the flood?

4. What is Frank desperate for when Zeitoun sees him?

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

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