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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. What makes the area so uncomfortable during the flood?
(a) The animal howls.
(b) The humidity.
(c) The sirens.
(d) The silence.

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

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

4. What country was Zeitoun born in?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Iran.
(d) Syria.

5. Where does the extra water in the yard come from after the storm?
(a) The gutters.
(b) The lake.
(c) The rain.
(d) The sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Zeitoun give all his fishing money to?

2. Where does Zeitoun's brother live?

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

4. How many tenants does Zeitoun have?

5. Where does Yuko live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Zeitoun meet his wife?

3. What does Zeitoun remember about his oldest brother?

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

5. What is the contraflow?

6. How does Zeitoun prepare for the predicted flooding?

7. How did Zeitoun's relationship with his wife progress when they first met?

8. Why does Zeitoun tell Kathy he can't leave New Orleans at the beginning of the flood?

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

10. How did Zeitoun begin his sea-faring career?

(see the answer keys)

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