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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 Kathy do on the floor with Nademah?

2. Why do certain foreign mercenaries make Kathy nervous?

3. What does Kathy say when she hears Ahmad wants to fly somewhere to help?

4. How does Kathy cheer her daughters up during the flood?

5. What makes Kathy want to return to her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kathy see how much Aisha is suffering with her missing father?

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

3. What does Zeitoun feel guilty about while he is awaiting medical treatment?

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

5. How does Kathy see the damage to her house, and how does she respond?

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

7. What were some of the people incarcerated with Zeitoun arrested for?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zeitoun is incredibly stubborn. What are some of the good and bad things that come to Zeitoun and his family through this stubborn nature?

Essay Topic 2

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters were most affected by this theme? Which relationships were the most significant to the plot and why?

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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