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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 kind of bus is Zeitoun put on when he is taken to the Hunt Correctional Center?
(a) A greyhound bus.
(b) A tour bus.
(c) A school bus.
(d) A military bus.

2. Who does Zeitoun think might see him on the news segment about prisoners?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sister.

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

4. What is the name of the second hurricane?
(a) Ricky.
(b) Roda.
(c) Rita.
(d) Rhonda.

5. What country does a news segment about the prisoners?
(a) Spain.
(b) Syria.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Argentina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Zeitoun's missing the worst?

2. What is the death toll in New Orleans when Kathy's kids go to the new school?

3. What does Kathy do on the floor with Nademah?

4. What does Zeitoun say the men breaking into house do not look like?

5. What is sprayed all over one of the prisoners?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Kathy decide to put her kids in a school in Phoenix?

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

3. How does Kathy try to get a hold of Zeitoun when he goes missing?

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

5. What gives Kathy comfort while her husband is missing?

6. What keeps Kathy from going home like she wanted to?

7. What causes the mayor to delay the reopening of the city?

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

9. How does Kathy cheer up her daughters when they realize their entire house is under water?

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

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