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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Zeitoun get around the neighborhood during the flood?
(a) He makes a raft.
(b) He floats in a sled.
(c) He swims.
(d) He uses the canoe.

2. When did Zeitoun forget about his daughter?
(a) When taking her to school.
(b) When bringing her home from the hospital.
(c) When coming home from work.
(d) When moving to a new house.

3. What status does New Orleans have during the flood?
(a) Evacuated.
(b) Third World.
(c) All of these.
(d) Disaster Area.

4. What did Zeitoun use for fishing as a child?
(a) All of these.
(b) Poles.
(c) Nets.
(d) Spears.

5. How do Zeitoun and his wife keep in touch all day?
(a) They meet in the office.
(b) They text message.
(c) They send e-mails.
(d) They call each other.

6. What is Frank desperate for when Zeitoun sees him?
(a) Marijuna.
(b) Pain medication.
(c) Alchohol.
(d) Cigarettes.

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

8. How long does Zeitoun say recovery will take when he sees the flood?
(a) Hours.
(b) Months.
(c) Years.
(d) Weeks.

9. Who did Zeitoun give all his fishing money to?
(a) The church.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

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

11. Why does Kathy's mother think she wears the hijab?
(a) For her children.
(b) To bother her family.
(c) For her husband.
(d) To make people uncomfortable.

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

13. How far from the coast would Zeitoun go to fish as a child?
(a) One mile.
(b) One kilometer.
(c) One half mile.
(d) One half kilometer.

14. What is Zeitoun's brother's name?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Abdorama.
(c) Allafan.
(d) Achmar.

15. What does Zeitoun refuse to do during the flood?
(a) Leave the city.
(b) Work with strangers.
(c) All of these.
(d) Listen to the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Zeitoun's wife when he met her?

2. What city was Zeitoun born in?

3. Why does Zeitoun go by his last name?

4. Where was Ahmad from?

5. What contaminates the water in the flood?

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