The story on the internet that captures Kathy's attention is

The family of 5 lost on a boat in the gulf

Two daughters and Kathy's son by a previous marriage

Zeitoun was determined to meet

a Muslim woman who wanted a family

Without Zeitoun, Kathy would

arrange vacations and take the children

The author builds the character Zeitoun by

telling stories of Zeitoun's past.

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Zeitoun part one

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Review of Dave Egger's use of literary devices and plot development in his novel Zeitoun.

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1
For all difficult situations, Zeitoun would
draw his gun
begin drinking
drive away in his van
quote the Qur'an
2
New Orleans commemorated which anniversary of the storm this year?
The 10th
The 20th
The 25th
The 5th
3
The story on the internet that captures Kathy's attention is
The baby left in the yard
The employee who wants to be paid on Friday
The family of 5 lost on a boat in the gulf
Trump's speech at the convention
4
The rainbow is a symbol of
Zeitoun Contractors
embracing diversity
the pot of gold that can be found
all of these
5
Kathy wasn't sure that Zeitoun was the right man for her because
he was Syrian
he was the 8th child
he was already married and divorced
he was 10 years older
6
Zeitoun cannot help being this way because his father faced trials and always survived
dissatisfied with life
silent
stubborn
happy
7
Surviving adversity is the novel's
Conflict
Plot
Point of view
Theme
8
The Zeitoun's have
Two cats, three dogs, a parrot, two sons and two daughters
Five children all one year apart
Two daughters and Kathy's son by a previous marriage
three children of their own and an adopted son
9
Zeitoun was determined to meet
an American woman who would provide him citizenship
a business partner with capital to invest
a Christian woman
a Muslim woman who wanted a family
10
The many customers of the business needing help as the storm approaches are the novel's
internal conflict
external conflict
theme
climax
11
Without Zeitoun, Kathy would
arrange to meet other men
arrange vacations and take the children
sneak home to visit her family
sneak away to smoke a cigarette
12
The author builds the character Zeitoun by
telling readers of his previous marriage.
telling stories of Zeitoun's past.
making humorous jokes about Zeitoun.
revealing his fatal flaw.
13
"The crazy person talks, the wise person listens" is
Zeitoun's grandmother's words
Kathys philosophy
an old Syrian saying
Kathy's rebuke to her husband
14
Dave Eggers is
Zeitoun's business partner.
the hero.
the author.
the protagonist.
15
Zeitoun's first boss in New Orleans was
Anne Rice
Ahmad Zeitoun
Charlie Saucier
Walt Thompson
16
Nademah, Safiya, and Zachary are
the neighbors
Zeitoun's siblings
Kathy's siblings
Zeitoun's children
17
Zeitoun wanted to see Kathy before being introduced to her because
that was Jableh style
he was a shy man
that was the Muslim way
he thought he met her before
18
New Orleans, LA is where the novel
begins.
is set.
reaches resolution.
ends.
19
The point of view of this novel is
3rd person.
omniscient.
limited 3rd person.
2nd person.
20
The conversations between Mr. and Mrs. Zeitoun are the author's way of
establishing setting.
creating humor.
building character.
establishing theme.
21
The name of the storm was
Billy
Katrina
Ida
Casper
22
Abdulrahman is
the main character
all of these
the tragic hero
the protagonist
23
This person fell off a boat and was lost at sea for two days
Zeitoun's dead brother
Kathy's friend Yuko
Mahmoud, Zeitoun's father
Zeitoun's brother Ahmad
24
The suspense of whether the storm will hit NOLA is called
tone.
resolution.
mysterious.
falling action.
25
The decision whether to leave New Orleans or not is the
external conflict
climax
theme
internal conflict

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