4. How do Zeitoun and Frank know each other?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) They are neighbors.
(c) They work together.
(d) They do not know each other at all.

5. What is Katrina?
(a) A tree.
(b) A truck.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A hurricane.

6. What does Kathy tease Zeitoun about when she hears about the flood?
(a) He gets to play at the lake.
(b) He can't swim.
(c) He didn't renew the flood insurance.
(d) He told her to come home.

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

8. What does the yard look like after Zeitoun is awoken by a strange sound?
(a) A swamp.
(b) A wasteland.
(c) A dump.
(d) A sea.

9. How does Zeitoun keep in touch with Kathy during the flood?
(a) Text message.
(b) Cell phone.
(c) Land line calls.
(d) E-mail.

10. How many children does Zeitoun have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3..

11. What kind of boat helps the single woman found by Zeitoun?
(a) Military boat.
(b) Kayak.
(c) Fishing boat.
(d) Canoe.

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

13. What contaminates the water in the flood?
(a) Food.
(b) All of these.
(c) Debris.
(d) Gasoline.

14. When does Zeitoun's wife hear the warnings about Katrina?
(a) While she is on the bus.
(b) While she is driving.
(c) While she is at work.
(d) While she is preparing dinner.

15. Why is Zeitoun getting more work than normal at the beginning of the book?
(a) A hurricane is coming.
(b) He has more time.
(c) His just graduated.
(d) The holiday season is coming.