Zeitoun Quizzes

Zeitoun Quiz 1

1 What country is Zeitoun from?
Lebanon

Syria

Iraq

Pakistan
2 How many siblings does Zeitoun have?
Three

Ten

Twelve

Six
3 What rite of passage did Zeitoun experience when he was thirteen?
His older brother taught him to drive a car

He was allowed to go sardine-fishing with the men

His father bought him a box of cigars

He was given his own horse
4 Why does Zeitoun go by his last name?
He likes that it begins with a 'Z'

He wants to honor his father's memory

His last name is very common in Jableh, and hearing it said reminds him of his childhood

People cannot pronounce his first name correctly
5 What does Zeitoun do for a living?
He is an architect

He is a painting contractor

He is a roof repairman

He is a car mechanic
6 Where did Kathy grow up?
Baton Rouge

Bayonne

Damascus

New Orleans
7 What movie are Zeitoun's daughters obsessed with at the beginning of the book?
The Incredibles

Chicago

Sleepless in Seattle

Pride and Prejudice
8 Initially, why isn't Zeitoun's family worried about Hurricane Katrina?
They have never experienced a hurricane before

They will be out of town when it makes landfall

Their house is specially designed to withstand hurricanes

Hurricanes are very common in New Orleans
9 What controversial image does Zeitoun accidentally put in his company's logo?
A crescent

A donkey

A rainbow

A red flag
10 What religion was Kathy brought up in?
Southern Baptist Christianity

Catholicism

Judaism

Episcopal Christianity
11 How does Kathy indulge herself in the car after dropping her daughters off at school?
She stops at McDonald's

She stops at the drive-through Starbucks

She listens to the hip-hop radio station

She turns off her cell phone
12 Where does Ahmad live?
Syria

Spain

The Ninth Ward

Montgomery
13 What is Ahmad's job?
Ship captain

Meteorologist

Commercial pilot

Air traffic controller
14 Which New Orleans landmark is Zeitoun's crew working on when the hurricane hits?
One Shell Square

The Ogden Museum

The Ponchartrain Hotel

The Presbytere Museum
15 What is Kathy's maiden name?
Delphine

Rodriguez

Baptiste

Duncan
16 Where do the Zeitouns usually go on vacation?
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Corpus Christi, Texas

Destin, Florida

Key West, Florida
17 Where did Kathy and Yuko work together after high school?
Popeyes

Burger King

Dunkin' Donuts

Sears
18 Which of these is NOT one of Kathy's reasons for converting to Islam?
It is a condition for her to marry Zeitoun

She is put off by her evangelical church's preacher

She believes it gives women dignity

Theologically, it is very similar to the Christianity she already practices
19 What category storm is Katrina when it hits New Orleans?
Category 3

Category 4

Category 5

Tropical Storm
20 Why doesn't Zeitoun want to hide from the storm in the Superdome?
He is worried about looters at his house

He believes its construction cannot withstand a powerful hurricane

There are too many people there

It is too far from where he lives
21 What is the first damage Zeitoun notices in his house?
Flooding in the basement

A collapsed wall

Leaks in the roof

A broken window
22 Where did Zeitoun buy his canoe?
From a sports supply store

From Target

From a looter

From a client
23 What does Kathy manage to buy from Wal-Mart, despite the fact that most of its stock is sold out?
Ice

Canned food

Batteries

Flashlights
24 To her chagrin, what meal do Kathy's sisters try to feed her children?
Ham

Pork chops

Bacon and eggs

Hot dogs
25 Why do Zeitoun's friends, Adnan and Abeer, ask to stay with Kathy?
They were on their way further north, but ran out of gas

They want to stay with a Muslim

They don't know anyone in Baton Rouge

They want someone for their children to play with

what diagnosis did Kathy receive

Kathy suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and has episodes of memory loss.

Asked by alayna f #958380

Answered by Aslan on 12/4/2019 3:36 AM

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Who contributes at all towards what happens to Zeitoun?

Meaning his imprisonment?

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/11/2019 3:18 PM

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what two geographical locations does Eggers juxtaposes

I think there is the juxtaposition of housing. The first two thirds of the book seen through his canoe. We see destroyed houses and neighborhoods. The last third of the book is of Zeitoun's detention at "camp Greyhound". This place is essentially...

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Answered by Aslan on 11/8/2019 12:06 AM

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by Dave Eggers

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