Zeitoun Quizzes

Zeitoun Quiz 1

By Abigail Lind · Edited by Christine McKeever · Last reviewed January 01, 2012

1 What country is Zeitoun from?

Iraq

Lebanon

Syria

Pakistan
2 How many siblings does Zeitoun have?

Twelve

Six

Three

Ten
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?

People cannot pronounce his first name correctly

He wants to honor his father's memory

He likes that it begins with a 'Z'

His last name is very common in Jableh, and hearing it said reminds him of his childhood
5 What does Zeitoun do for a living?

He is an architect

He is a car mechanic

He is a roof repairman

He is a painting contractor
6 Where did Kathy grow up?

New Orleans

Baton Rouge

Damascus

Bayonne
7 What movie are Zeitoun's daughters obsessed with at the beginning of the book?

The Incredibles

Chicago

Pride and Prejudice

Sleepless in Seattle
8 Initially, why isn't Zeitoun's family worried about Hurricane Katrina?

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

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

A crescent

A rainbow

A red flag

A donkey
10 What religion was Kathy brought up in?

Catholicism

Judaism

Southern Baptist Christianity

Episcopal Christianity
11 How does Kathy indulge herself in the car after dropping her daughters off at school?

She listens to the hip-hop radio station

She turns off her cell phone

She stops at McDonald's

She stops at the drive-through Starbucks
12 Where does Ahmad live?

Montgomery

Syria

Spain

The Ninth Ward
13 What is Ahmad's job?

Meteorologist

Ship captain

Commercial pilot

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

One Shell Square

The Presbytere Museum

The Ogden Museum

The Ponchartrain Hotel
15 What is Kathy's maiden name?

Duncan

Delphine

Baptiste

Rodriguez
16 Where do the Zeitouns usually go on vacation?

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Destin, Florida

Key West, Florida

Corpus Christi, Texas
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?

She is put off by her evangelical church's preacher

It is a condition for her to marry Zeitoun

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?

Tropical Storm

Category 4

Category 5

Category 3
20 Why doesn't Zeitoun want to hide from the storm in the Superdome?

He believes its construction cannot withstand a powerful hurricane

There are too many people there

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?

A collapsed wall

Flooding in the basement

A broken window

Leaks in the roof
22 Where did Zeitoun buy his canoe?

From a sports supply store

From a looter

From a client

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

Flashlights

Batteries

Canned food

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

Bacon and eggs

Pork chops

Ham

Hot dogs
25 Why do Zeitoun's friends, Adnan and Abeer, ask to stay with Kathy?

They don't know anyone in Baton Rouge

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

They want to stay with a Muslim

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.

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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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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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