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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nasser say he got what is found in his bag during processing?
(a) It is his.
(b) He got it in an abandoned house.
(c) It was on the street.
(d) He took it from his office.

2. When did Zeitoun's worries about special attention from military men begin?
(a) When he converted to Islam.
(b) When he immigrated.
(c) His 30th birthday.
(d) 9/11.

3. What is the death toll in New Orleans when Kathy's kids go to the new school?
(a) 79.
(b) 379.
(c) 179.
(d) 279.

4. What does the bus terminal look like to Zeitoun when he gets there?
(a) Complete chaos.
(b) A battle ground.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A military stronghold.

5. What kind of weapons are the men breaking into Zeitoun's house using?
(a) Guns.
(b) All of these.
(c) Knives.
(d) Whips.

6. What is found in Nasser's bag when he is being processed?
(a) $10,000.
(b) Fake IDs.
(c) All of these.
(d) Some ammo.

7. How does Yuko look for information about Zeitoun?
(a) She calls the military.
(b) She calls the Red Cross.
(c) She calls friends in the area.
(d) She calls FEMA.

8. Who does Zeitoun think might see him on the news segment about prisoners?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

9. What does the Red Cross have to identify Zeitoun by if he shows up?
(a) A video.
(b) A picture.
(c) His birth certificate.
(d) His driver's license.

10. Why can't Zeitoun call Kathy at Yuko's house?
(a) He doesn't have her number memorized.
(b) His phone is dead.
(c) He is afraid to tell others where she is.
(d) He is hand cuffed.

11. What helps Kathy to stay calm as long as she does?
(a) Her faith.
(b) Her connection to Zeitoun.
(c) Her illness.
(d) Her children.

12. What year does this take place in?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2004.

13. How does Kathy see an image of her house?
(a) It is shown on TV.
(b) She sees it in a FEMA report.
(c) She looks on the internet.
(d) A neighbor e-mails one to her.

14. How does Kathy learn of the death toll in New Orleans?
(a) She hears it on the news.
(b) She reads it in a magazine.
(c) She hears it on the radio.
(d) She sees it in a FEMA report.

15. Why does Zeitoun worry about getting special attention from military men?
(a) He was a marine.
(b) He has no ID.
(c) He doesn't speak good English.
(d) He is Arab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zeitoun get upset with a guard for?

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

3. What keeps Ahmad semi-calm while Zeitoun is missing?

4. What brings on a lot of scorn to Zeitoun from the guards?

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

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