2. What does Zeitoun's wife think about the news reports about Katrina?
(a) They are upsetting.
(b) They are exaggerated.
(c) They are right on.
(d) They are completely false.

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

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

5. What is the elderly couple in the neighborhood doing to get attention?
(a) Shouting.
(b) Shooting up flares.
(c) Playing loud music.
(d) Waving a white sheet.

6. How old was Zeitoun's wife when he met her?
(a) 18.
(b) 28.
(c) 21.
(d) 31.

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

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

9. How do Zeitoun and his wife keep in touch all day?
(a) They call each other.
(b) They meet in the office.
(c) They send e-mails.
(d) They text message.

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

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

12. What religion does Zeitoun's wife follow?
(a) Catholocism.
(b) Mormonism.
(c) Buddism.
(d) Islam.

13. 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.

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

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