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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Zeitoun's brother's name?
(a) Achmar.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Abdorama.
(d) Allafan.

4. Where would Zeitoun sell the fish he caught as a child?
(a) A warehouse.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) The old pier.
(d) The market.

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

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

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

8. Why can't Zeitoun sleep in his bed during the flood?
(a) It is too hot.
(b) He misses his wife.
(c) He is too scared.
(d) It has been damaged.

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

10. What kind of fish did Zeitoun fish for as a child?
(a) Sardines.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Plankton.
(d) Swordfish.

11. How do Zeitoun and Frank know each other?
(a) They do not know each other at all.
(b) They are neighbors.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) They work together.

12. What does Zeitoun refuse to do during the flood?
(a) Work with strangers.
(b) Leave the city.
(c) All of these.
(d) Listen to the radio.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zeitoun sleep when his bed won't do during the storm?

2. Who did Zeitoun give all his fishing money to?

3. When did Zeitoun forget about his daughter?

4. What does Kathy want saved from the flood?

5. Why does Zeitoun go by his last name?

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