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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zeitoun save special items from the flood?
(a) He puts them in a time capsule.
(b) He moves them to the basement.
(c) He loads them in the canoe.
(d) He carries them to the second floor.

2. What is the name of Zeitoun's oldest brother?
(a) Mahatma.
(b) Manami.
(c) Mohommed.
(d) Mockli.

3. How old was Zeitoun when he began fishing?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

4. What does Kathy want saved from the flood?
(a) Her china.
(b) Her jewelery.
(c) Her box.
(d) All of these.

5. How many properties does Zeitoun own?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

6. How old is Zachary at the beginning of the book?
(a) 17.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

7. What is Zeitoun's occupation?
(a) Contractor.
(b) Driver.
(c) Substitute teacher.
(d) Professor.

8. Where does the extra water in the yard come from after the storm?
(a) The gutters.
(b) The rain.
(c) The sea.
(d) The lake.

9. What city was Zeitoun born in?
(a) Jabba.
(b) Jatia.
(c) Jaoubet.
(d) Jableh.

10. What makes the area so uncomfortable during the flood?
(a) The silence.
(b) The sirens.
(c) The humidity.
(d) The animal howls.

11. Who teases Zeitoun about forgetting his daughter?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His wife.

12. How much older than his wife is Zeitoun?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.

13. What is Zeitoun's oldest brother famously good at?
(a) Painting.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Doctoring.
(d) Golfing.

14. Why can't Zeitoun personally help the single woman he finds?
(a) She is too big.
(b) She is afraid of swimming.
(c) The canoe is sinking.
(d) He is too tired.

15. What country was Zeitoun born in?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Syria.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Iran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts Zeitoun's morning prayers during the flood?

2. What makes Zeitoun enthusiastic during the flood?

3. When does Zeitoun's wife hear the warnings about Katrina?

4. Where does Kathy stay after hearing about the flood?

5. What kind of boat helps the single woman found by Zeitoun?

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