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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 are the men breaking into Zeitoun's house dressed in?

2. What helps Kathy to stay calm as long as she does?

3. What does Zeitoun say the men breaking into house do not look like?

4. Who does Kathy ask for help in finding her husband?

5. What is the name of the second hurricane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kathy have to do to fulfill the bail requirements for her husband?

2. Why hasn't Kathy been able to hear from Zeitoun for two weeks?

3. What causes the mayor to delay the reopening of the city?

4. What makes Kathy decide to put her kids in a school in Phoenix?

5. How does Kathy cheer up her daughters when they realize their entire house is under water?

6. After Zeitoun has been missing for more than a week, what does his family hope for?

7. What good news comes to Kathy after she learns her husband has been arrested?

8. What deal are the men in the cell with Zeitoun offered?

9. How does Kathy try to get a hold of Zeitoun when he goes missing?

10. What does Kathy do when she is not told where her husband's trial will be held?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in "Zeitoun"?

Essay Topic 3

How did Zeitoun's relationship with Kathy change over the course of the plot? What caused these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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