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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 does the strange sound that wakes Zeitoun up remind him of?

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

3. What is Zeitoun waiting for at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Zeitoun refuse to do during the flood?

5. What country was Zeitoun born in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a hijab?

2. What is the contraflow?

3. What warning does Ahmed give Zeitoun about Katrina?

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

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

6. What is Kathy dreading about the evacuation?

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

8. What favor does Todd do for Zeitoun?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does knowing that Hurricane Katrina was a real historical event change the way you view this book and the events in it?

Essay Topic 3

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

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