View a FREE sample

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 when he began fishing?

2. What is Katrina?

3. Why can't Zeitoun personally help the single woman he finds?

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

5. Who did Zeitoun fish with as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the contraflow?

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

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

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

6. What drove Kathy away from Christianity?

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

8. How did Zeitoun meet his wife?

9. How does Zeitoun prepare for the predicted flooding?

10. What does Zeitoun remember about his oldest brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal was a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 626 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample