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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. What does Zeitoun weep for while getting around the neighborhood during the flood?

2. Where does Yuko live?

3. What contaminates the water in the flood?

4. How long does Zeitoun say recovery will take when he sees the flood?

5. Why can't Zeitoun sleep in his bed during the flood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What favor does Todd do for Zeitoun?

2. How does Zeitoun prepare for the predicted flooding?

3. What does Alvin ask Zeitoun to do for him?

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

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

6. What makes it hard for Zeitoun to sleep at night after the second day of the flood?

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

8. What drove Kathy away from Christianity?

9. What is a hijab?

10. What do Zeitoun's daughters do the night before the storm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters were most affected by this theme? Which relationships were the most significant to the plot and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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