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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Zeitoun's brother live?
(a) Iran.
(b) Syria.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Spain.

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

6. How is Zachary different from his siblings?
(a) He has a mental disability.
(b) He is from a different marriage.
(c) He is a citizen.
(d) He has light skin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does Kathy want saved from the flood?
(a) Her jewelery.
(b) All of these.
(c) Her box.
(d) Her china.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeitoun's wife think about the news reports about Katrina?

2. What is Katrina?

3. What did Zeitoun use for fishing as a child?

4. When does Zeitoun's wife hear the warnings about Katrina?

5. When does Zeitoun think about his family in the homeland?

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