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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the extra water in the yard come from after the storm?
(a) The rain.
(b) The sea.
(c) The gutters.
(d) The lake.

2. What kind of bait does Zeitoun use when fishing as a child?
(a) Corn.
(b) Sardines.
(c) Minnows.
(d) Plankton.

3. Who did Zeitoun fish with as a child?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His cousins.

4. What status does New Orleans have during the flood?
(a) Disaster Area.
(b) Evacuated.
(c) Third World.
(d) All of these.

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

6. What does the strange sound that wakes Zeitoun up remind him of?
(a) A river.
(b) A drum beat.
(c) A gunshot.
(d) A pipe.

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

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

9. What is Zeitoun's oldest brother famously good at?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Painting.
(c) Doctoring.
(d) Golfing.

10. What does Zeitoun's wife think about the news reports about Katrina?
(a) They are upsetting.
(b) They are exaggerated.
(c) They are completely false.
(d) They are right on.

11. What time of day would Zeitoun fish when he was a child?
(a) Morning.
(b) Night.
(c) Noon.
(d) All of these.

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

13. What does Zeitoun say the dogs in the neighborhood sound like during the flood?
(a) Hungry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Scared.

14. Who teases Zeitoun about forgetting his daughter?
(a) His wife.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zeitoun's brother's name?

2. How old is Zachary at the beginning of the book?

3. When does Zeitoun's wife hear the warnings about Katrina?

4. How long does Zeitoun say recovery will take when he sees the flood?

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

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