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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 causes the mayor to cancel the reopening of the city?
(a) The gangs.
(b) The military orders.
(c) The second levy break.
(d) The second hurricane.

2. Where does Kathy start getting many international calls from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Sri Lanka.
(c) Syria.
(d) Spain.

3. How does Kathy cheer her daughters up during the flood?
(a) She lets them call their father.
(b) She assures them the dog is safe.
(c) She lets them choose a new school.
(d) She says they get to pick new furniture.

4. What helps Kathy to stay calm as long as she does?
(a) Her faith.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her illness.
(d) Her connection to Zeitoun.

5. Who keeps Ahmad from flying out to help?
(a) His wife.
(b) Yuko.
(c) Kathy.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Zeitoun's missing the worst?

2. How does Kathy feel about the family in Syria while her husband is missing?

3. What kind of vehicle is Zeitoun and his friends put in after being arrested?

4. What country does a news segment about the prisoners?

5. What keeps Ahmad semi-calm while Zeitoun is missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Zeitoun has been missing for more than a week, what does his family hope for?

2. What does Kathy do when she is not told where her husband's trial will be held?

3. Why is Ahmad so upset when he learns that Zeitoun is in prison?

4. Why don't Zeitoun and Nasser talk much while in their cell?

5. What kind of medical symptoms does Zeitoun experience before he gets help?

6. How does Kathy see the damage to her house, and how does she respond?

7. What deal are the men in the cell with Zeitoun offered?

8. What does Zeitoun feel guilty about while he is awaiting medical treatment?

9. How does Kathy see how much Aisha is suffering with her missing father?

10. Who is Raleigh, and what problem does he have in helping Zeitoun?

(see the answer keys)

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