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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 old was Zeitoun's wife when he met her?

2. How does Zeitoun get around the neighborhood during the flood?

3. What makes Zeitoun enthusiastic during the flood?

4. What does the yard look like after Zeitoun is awoken by a strange sound?

5. What does Zeitoun weep for while getting around the neighborhood during the flood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Zeitoun do when he hears about a bloated body?

4. What drove Kathy away from Christianity?

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

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

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

8. How did Zeitoun begin his sea-faring career?

9. Where does Zeitoun get some MREs, and what does he do with them?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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