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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. Why is Kathy sure Zeitoun wouldn't get hurt accidentally?

2. Where were mercenaries brought from that makes Kathy nervous?

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

4. What country does a news segment about the prisoners?

5. What problem arises when Zeitoun and Nasser are put in the same cell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Zeitoun get a message out of prison and to his wife?

6. Why don't Zeitoun and Nasser talk much while in their cell?

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

8. What gives Kathy comfort while her husband is missing?

9. What happens just after Kathy and her daughter say a prayer in the living?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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

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

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