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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 country was Zeitoun born in?

2. When does Zeitoun think about his family in the homeland?

3. What does Kathy tease Zeitoun about when she hears about the flood?

4. How old was Zeitoun's wife when he met her?

5. Where does Zeitoun sleep when his bed won't do during the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Zeitoun tell Kathy he can't leave New Orleans at the beginning of the flood?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What image from the wreckage of the flood is the hardest on Zeitoun?

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

10. How did Zeitoun meet his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Zeitoun" takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Eggers have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed were two common themes in this plot. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

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

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