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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. How does Yuko look for information about Zeitoun?
(a) She calls the Red Cross.
(b) She calls FEMA.
(c) She calls friends in the area.
(d) She calls the military.

2. How many women break into Zeitoun's house?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What kind of weapons are the men breaking into Zeitoun's house using?
(a) All of these.
(b) Guns.
(c) Knives.
(d) Whips.

4. What does Kathy do when her kids are in school the first day?
(a) Crochet blankets.
(b) Fret and worry.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Call her homes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers turn the bus depot into?

2. What brings on a lot of scorn to Zeitoun from the guards?

3. What is becoming infected on Zeitoun while he is arrested?

4. Who does Kathy ask for help in finding her husband?

5. How does Kathy learn of the death toll in New Orleans?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kathy hear where her husband has been?

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

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

4. Why hasn't Kathy been able to hear from Zeitoun for two weeks?

5. How does Zeitoun get a message out of prison and to his wife?

6. What is Zeitoun mocked about when a second set of pictures is taken?

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

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

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

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

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