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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 is becoming infected on Zeitoun while he is arrested?

2. How does Kathy realize who is taking Zeitoun's missing the hardest?

3. What kind of weapons are the men breaking into Zeitoun's house using?

4. What lie does Kathy tell her children to keep them calm?

5. How does Kathy think her husband might have been injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. What good news comes to Kathy after she learns her husband has been arrested?

2. What does Zeitoun feel guilty about while he is awaiting medical treatment?

3. What makes Kathy decide to put her kids in a school in Phoenix?

4. What deal are the men in the cell with Zeitoun offered?

5. What happens just after Kathy and her daughter say a prayer in the living?

6. How does Zeitoun get a message out of prison and to his wife?

7. What kind of medical symptoms does Zeitoun experience before he gets help?

8. How does Kathy cheer up her daughters when they realize their entire house is under water?

9. What gives Kathy comfort while her husband is missing?

10. How does Kathy hear where her husband has been?

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

How does knowing that Hurricane Katrina was a real historical event change the way you view this book and the events in it?

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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