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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Zeitoun fish with as a child?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousins.
(d) His brother.

3. What interrupts Zeitoun's morning prayers during the flood?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) Rushing water.
(c) A phone call.
(d) Barking dogs.

4. What status does New Orleans have during the flood?
(a) Third World.
(b) Disaster Area.
(c) All of these.
(d) Evacuated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Zeitoun when he began fishing?

2. What makes Zeitoun enthusiastic during the flood?

3. Where does Zeitoun's brother live?

4. What is Frank desperate for when Zeitoun sees him?

5. What is Zeitoun's oldest brother famously good at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Zeitoun when he gets to the Tulane campus?

2. How did Zeitoun meet his wife?

3. What drove Kathy away from Christianity?

4. How does Zeitoun prepare for the predicted flooding?

5. What does Zeitoun do when he hears about a bloated body?

6. What makes it hard for Zeitoun to sleep at night after the second day of the flood?

7. What does Zeitoun remember about his oldest brother?

8. What makes Zeitoun feel nervous the night after the storm?

9. Why does Zeitoun not check out his office when he originally plans?

10. Where does Zeitoun get some MREs, and what does he do with them?

(see the answer keys)

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