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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. What kind of bait does Zeitoun use when fishing as a child?

2. How many children does Zeitoun have?

3. How many tenants does Zeitoun have?

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

5. What is the name of Zeitoun's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What warning does Ahmed give Zeitoun about Katrina?

3. What is Kathy dreading about the evacuation?

4. What drove Kathy away from Christianity?

5. What is the contraflow?

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

7. What is a hijab?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How do Zeitoun and his family respond to the traumatic trials they endure in this book?

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