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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kathy decide to visit Yuko?
(a) To get some work done.
(b) To be closer to Zeitoun.
(c) To avoid her family.
(d) To keep her children safe.

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

3. What does Zeitoun use for light at night during the flood?
(a) Gas lamps.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) Candles.
(d) His cell phone.

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

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

6. How does Zeitoun figure out there the extra water is coming from after the storm?
(a) He sees it flowing from the north.
(b) He sees that it is not salt water.
(c) He watches the heavy rain fall.
(d) He sees that it have reeds in it.

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

8. Where was Ahmad from?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Syria.
(d) Turkey.

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

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

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

12. What does Zeitoun say the dogs in the neighborhood sound like during the flood?
(a) Scared.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Hungry.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many properties does Zeitoun own?

2. How does Zeitoun keep in touch with Kathy during the flood?

3. When did Zeitoun forget about his daughter?

4. Why can't Zeitoun sleep in his bed during the flood?

5. What is Katrina?

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