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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 say when she hears Ahmad wants to fly somewhere to help?

2. What shocks Kathy about the image she sees of her house?

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

4. What causes Kathy to worry when she is in Phoenix?

5. What is the death toll in New Orleans when Kathy's kids go to the new school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ahmad so upset when he learns that Zeitoun is in prison?

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

3. What kind of medical symptoms does Zeitoun experience before he gets help?

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

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

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

7. What is Zeitoun mocked about when a second set of pictures is taken?

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

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

10. Who is Raleigh, and what problem does he have in helping Zeitoun?

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 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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