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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Zeitoun waiting for at the beginning of the book?
(a) For the electricity to come back on.
(b) For his children to wake up.
(c) For the alarm clock to ring.
(d) For his wife to cough.

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

3. What is Katrina?
(a) A truck.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A tree.

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

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

6. Where does Zeitoun sleep when his bed won't do during the storm?
(a) The couch.
(b) The roof.
(c) The bathtub.
(d) A hotel.

7. How long does Zeitoun say recovery will take when he sees the flood?
(a) Years.
(b) Hours.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.

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

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

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

11. How old was Zeitoun when he began fishing?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the yard look like after Zeitoun is awoken by a strange sound?

2. Why does Zeitoun go by his last name?

3. How does Zeitoun figure out there the extra water is coming from after the storm?

4. What religion does Zeitoun's wife follow?

5. What is Zeitoun's brother's name?

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