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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kathy call the Clairborne house?
(a) Hearing the message gives her comfort.
(b) It is the only property with a working phone.
(c) Her friend lives there.
(d) FEMA officials are near it.

2. What do the people breaking into Zeitoun's house demand to see?
(a) His money.
(b) His hands.
(c) His ID.
(d) His ownership papers.

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

4. What is Zeitoun given that he can't eat?
(a) Veil.
(b) Pork.
(c) Steak.
(d) Cabbage.

5. What does Todd say he was using the item that was taken from him for?
(a) Pictures.
(b) Searching for bodies.
(c) Saving valuables.
(d) Looting.

6. Who takes Zeitoun's missing the worst?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Ahmad.
(c) Aisha.
(d) Zachary.

7. What does Kathy do on the floor with Nademah?
(a) Prays.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Sings.
(d) Colors.

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

9. What rights is Zeitoun waiting for after being arrested?
(a) All of these.
(b) Right to an attorney.
(c) A phone call to loved ones.
(d) To know what he is arrested for.

10. What lie does Kathy tell her children to keep them calm?
(a) She has talked to Zeitoun recently.
(b) They are going back to their grandma's house.
(c) She knows when they can return.
(d) Zeitoun is coming to join them.

11. Why is Kathy sure Zeitoun wouldn't get hurt accidentally?
(a) He is a good swimmer.
(b) He has God's protection.
(c) He has good friends.
(d) He is too smart.

12. Where does Ahmad want to fly to offer help?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Phoenix.

13. How long did Kathy's kids miss school?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

14. Why does Zeitoun think he is being arrested at first?
(a) He looked like a looter.
(b) He disobeyed the evacuation orders.
(c) He took military MREs.
(d) He didn't turn in his canoe.

15. Who keeps Ahmad from flying out to help?
(a) His mother.
(b) Yuko.
(c) His wife.
(d) Kathy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Zeitoun's worries about special attention from military men begin?

3. Why is Zeitoun told he can't use the phone at the bus terminal?

4. How many men break into Zeitoun's house?

5. What mean name does a soldier call Zeitoun at the bus terminal?

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