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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much water is in the house after the first day of flooding?

3. Why does Zeitoun refuse to leave during the flood?

4. How many years have passed since Zeitoun's fishing days?

5. How many children does Zeitoun have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the contraflow?

2. What makes Zeitoun feel nervous the night after the storm?

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

4. What drove Kathy away from Christianity?

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

6. How does Zeitoun spread food and water without using up his own supply?

7. What does Alvin ask Zeitoun to do for him?

8. What do Zeitoun's daughters do the night before the storm?

9. What warning does Ahmed give Zeitoun about Katrina?

10. What does Zeitoun plan to do after his family evacuates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Zeitoun is incredibly stubborn. What are some of the good and bad things that come to Zeitoun and his family through this stubborn nature?

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