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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What makes the area so uncomfortable during the flood?
(a) The humidity.
(b) The silence.
(c) The sirens.
(d) The animal howls.

12. What country was Zeitoun born in?
(a) Syria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Iran.

13. How does Zeitoun get around the neighborhood during the flood?
(a) He uses the canoe.
(b) He makes a raft.
(c) He swims.
(d) He floats in a sled.

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

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