Zeitoun Quizzes

Zeitoun Quiz 1

1 What country is Zeitoun from?
Lebanon

Iraq

Syria

Pakistan
2 How many siblings does Zeitoun have?
Ten

Twelve

Three

Six
3 What rite of passage did Zeitoun experience when he was thirteen?
His father bought him a box of cigars

He was given his own horse

He was allowed to go sardine-fishing with the men

His older brother taught him to drive a car
4 Why does Zeitoun go by his last name?
His last name is very common in Jableh, and hearing it said reminds him of his childhood

He wants to honor his father's memory

He likes that it begins with a 'Z'

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

He is a painting contractor

He is an architect

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

Bayonne

New Orleans

Damascus
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?
Their house is specially designed to withstand hurricanes

Hurricanes are very common in New Orleans

They will be out of town when it makes landfall

They have never experienced a hurricane before
9 What controversial image does Zeitoun accidentally put in his company's logo?
A crescent

A red flag

A rainbow

A donkey
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 turns off her cell phone

She stops at the drive-through Starbucks

She listens to the hip-hop radio station
12 Where does Ahmad live?
Syria

The Ninth Ward

Montgomery

Spain
13 What is Ahmad's job?
Meteorologist

Air traffic controller

Ship captain

Commercial pilot
14 Which New Orleans landmark is Zeitoun's crew working on when the hurricane hits?
The Ogden Museum

The Ponchartrain Hotel

One Shell Square

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

Delphine

Rodriguez

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

Key West, Florida

Destin, Florida

Corpus Christi, Texas
17 Where did Kathy and Yuko work together after high school?
Sears

Popeyes

Dunkin' Donuts

Burger King
18 Which of these is NOT one of Kathy's reasons for converting to Islam?
She believes it gives women dignity

It is a condition for her to marry Zeitoun

Theologically, it is very similar to the Christianity she already practices

She is put off by her evangelical church's preacher
19 What category storm is Katrina when it hits New Orleans?
Category 5

Tropical Storm

Category 4

Category 3
20 Why doesn't Zeitoun want to hide from the storm in the Superdome?
There are too many people there

He believes its construction cannot withstand a powerful hurricane

He is worried about looters at his house

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

A broken window

Leaks in the roof

A collapsed wall
22 Where did Zeitoun buy his canoe?
From Target

From a looter

From a client

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

Batteries

Flashlights

Canned food
24 To her chagrin, what meal do Kathy's sisters try to feed her children?
Pork chops

Ham

Hot dogs

Bacon and eggs
25 Why do Zeitoun's friends, Adnan and Abeer, ask to stay with Kathy?
They want someone for their children to play with

They want to stay with a Muslim

They don't know anyone in Baton Rouge

They were on their way further north, but ran out of gas

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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