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

3. How old was Zeitoun when he began fishing?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

4. What did Zeitoun use for fishing as a child?
(a) Nets.
(b) All of these.
(c) Spears.
(d) Poles.

5. What city was Zeitoun born in?
(a) Jableh.
(b) Jaoubet.
(c) Jatia.
(d) Jabba.

6. How does Zeitoun keep in touch with Kathy during the flood?
(a) E-mail.
(b) Land line calls.
(c) Text message.
(d) Cell phone.

7. What interrupts Zeitoun's morning prayers during the flood?
(a) Barking dogs.
(b) Rushing water.
(c) A phone call.
(d) A helicopter.

8. How does Zeitoun save special items from the flood?
(a) He moves them to the basement.
(b) He loads them in the canoe.
(c) He puts them in a time capsule.
(d) He carries them to the second floor.

9. Why does Kathy decide to visit Yuko?
(a) To be closer to Zeitoun.
(b) To avoid her family.
(c) To get some work done.
(d) To keep her children safe.

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

11. What is Zeitoun waiting for at the beginning of the book?
(a) For his wife to cough.
(b) For his children to wake up.
(c) For the alarm clock to ring.
(d) For the electricity to come back on.

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

13. How many tenants does Zeitoun have?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 24.
(d) 20.

14. How old is Zachary at the beginning of the book?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 11.

15. How does Zeitoun figure out there the extra water is coming from after the storm?
(a) He sees it flowing from the north.
(b) He sees that it have reeds in it.
(c) He sees that it is not salt water.
(d) He watches the heavy rain fall.