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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much water is in the house after the first day of flooding?
(a) 11 feet.
(b) 13 feet.
(c) 9 feet.
(d) 7 feet.

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

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

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

6. How many children does Zeitoun have?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3..
(d) 4.

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

8. Why does Zeitoun go by his last name?
(a) His name changed when he migrated.
(b) His buddies always called him that.
(c) His first is hard to pronounce.
(d) He shares his father's name.

9. What is Frank desperate for when Zeitoun sees him?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Pain medication.
(c) Alchohol.
(d) Marijuna.

10. What contaminates the water in the flood?
(a) All of these.
(b) Debris.
(c) Food.
(d) Gasoline.

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

12. What makes Zeitoun enthusiastic during the flood?
(a) He makes money.
(b) He talks to his wife.
(c) He saves people.
(d) He repairs some damage.

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

14. Why does Kathy's mother think she wears the hijab?
(a) For her husband.
(b) For her children.
(c) To make people uncomfortable.
(d) To bother her family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Zeitoun and Frank know each other?

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

3. What is Katrina?

4. Why does Zeitoun refuse to leave during the flood?

5. Where does Zeitoun's brother live?

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