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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years have passed since Zeitoun's fishing days?

2. Who teases Zeitoun about forgetting his daughter?

3. What is Frank desperate for when Zeitoun sees him?

4. Where was Ahmad from?

5. How old is Zachary at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What favor does Todd do for Zeitoun?

2. What surprises Zeitoun when he gets to the Tulane campus?

3. What does Zeitoun plan to do after his family evacuates?

4. How did Zeitoun's relationship with his wife progress when they first met?

5. What makes Zeitoun feel nervous the night after the storm?

6. How does Zeitoun spread food and water without using up his own supply?

7. Why does Zeitoun tell Kathy he can't leave New Orleans at the beginning of the flood?

8. Why does Zeitoun not check out his office when he originally plans?

9. What drove Kathy away from Christianity?

10. What does Zeitoun do when he hears about a bloated body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discrimination was a theme of this book that was very important to many of the characters involved. Where did this theme of discrimination present itself, and how did these occurrences affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed were two common themes in this plot. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

Zeitoun endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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