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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Zeitoun seek out the second day of the flood?
(a) His properties.
(b) Elderly people.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Military men.

2. How much older than his wife is Zeitoun?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

4. What does the yard look like after Zeitoun is awoken by a strange sound?
(a) A wasteland.
(b) A sea.
(c) A swamp.
(d) A dump.

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. Where does Kathy stay after hearing about the flood?
(a) A hotel.
(b) Her sister's house.
(c) Her brother's house.
(d) Her mother's house.

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

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

12. How long was Zeitoun's brother a sea captain?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

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

15. When did Zeitoun forget about his daughter?
(a) When coming home from work.
(b) When moving to a new house.
(c) When taking her to school.
(d) When bringing her home from the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Zeitoun go by his last name?

2. What makes the area so uncomfortable during the flood?

3. What interrupts Zeitoun's morning prayers during the flood?

4. What religion does Zeitoun's wife follow?

5. What is Zeitoun's oldest brother famously good at?

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