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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Kathy to worry when she is in Phoenix?
(a) Her mother is mad at her.
(b) Zeitoun stops calling her.
(c) Her kids can't go to school.
(d) Their house is still under water.

2. What does the bus terminal look like to Zeitoun when he gets there?
(a) Complete chaos.
(b) A military stronghold.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A battle ground.

3. What makes Zeitoun's children sad during the flood?
(a) They think their dogs died.
(b) They miss their father.
(c) Their school is destroyed.
(d) They know their house is ruined.

4. What lie does Kathy tell her children to keep them calm?
(a) She knows when they can return.
(b) They are going back to their grandma's house.
(c) Zeitoun is coming to join them.
(d) She has talked to Zeitoun recently.

5. What is Zeitoun given that he can't eat?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Pork.
(c) Veil.
(d) Steak.

6. Why does Zeitoun worry about getting special attention from military men?
(a) He is Arab.
(b) He was a marine.
(c) He doesn't speak good English.
(d) He has no ID.

7. Why is Kathy sure Zeitoun wouldn't get hurt accidentally?
(a) He is a good swimmer.
(b) He has good friends.
(c) He is too smart.
(d) He has God's protection.

8. How does Kathy learn of the death toll in New Orleans?
(a) She reads it in a magazine.
(b) She hears it on the radio.
(c) She sees it in a FEMA report.
(d) She hears it on the news.

9. What does Todd say he was using the item that was taken from him for?
(a) Saving valuables.
(b) Searching for bodies.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Looting.

10. How many men break into Zeitoun's house?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

11. How many women break into Zeitoun's house?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

12. How many soldiers are present when Zeitoun is strip searched?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

13. What rights is Zeitoun waiting for after being arrested?
(a) A phone call to loved ones.
(b) To know what he is arrested for.
(c) All of these.
(d) Right to an attorney.

14. How does Yuko look for information about Zeitoun?
(a) She calls the Red Cross.
(b) She calls the military.
(c) She calls friends in the area.
(d) She calls FEMA.

15. Where were mercenaries brought from that makes Kathy nervous?
(a) Israel.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem arises when Zeitoun and Nasser are put in the same cell?

2. What makes Kathy want to return to her house?

3. How does Kathy realize who is taking Zeitoun's missing the hardest?

4. Why does Kathy call the Clairborne house?

5. What kind of bus is Zeitoun put on when he is taken to the Hunt Correctional Center?

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