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

2. How many properties does Zeitoun own?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

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

4. Who did Zeitoun give all his fishing money to?
(a) The church.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Zeitoun and his wife keep in touch all day?

2. When did Zeitoun forget about his daughter?

3. Where does Zeitoun sleep when his bed won't do during the storm?

4. What items from childhood does Zeitoun save from the flood?

5. How does Zeitoun keep in touch with Kathy during the flood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What favor does Todd do for Zeitoun?

4. What image from the wreckage of the flood is the hardest on Zeitoun?

5. Why did the mayor tell citizens to be armed with an axe if they did not evacuate?

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

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

8. What does Zeitoun remember about his oldest brother?

9. How did Zeitoun meet his wife?

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

(see the answer keys)

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