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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why can't Zeitoun sleep in his bed during the flood?
(a) It is too hot.
(b) He is too scared.
(c) It has been damaged.
(d) He misses his wife.

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

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

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

8. How far from the coast would Zeitoun go to fish as a child?
(a) One mile.
(b) One half mile.
(c) One kilometer.
(d) One half kilometer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Katrina?

2. What contaminates the water in the flood?

3. Where does Zeitoun's brother live?

4. Who did Zeitoun fish with as a child?

5. What kind of boat helps the single woman found by Zeitoun?

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