A Nonfiction Account of Hurricane Katrina by Dave Eggers — Quiz
Question 8 • English Language Arts 11
Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun . He coasted away from his home, passing over bicycles and cars, their antennae scraping the bottom of his canoe. Every vehicle, old and new, was gone, unsalvageable. The numbers filled his head: there were a hundred thousand cars lost in the flood. Maybe more. What would happen to them? Who would take them once the waters receded? In what hole could they all be buried? Zeitoun is pondering
Answer
A
the number of flood victims.
B
the need for religious burials.
C
the location of his lost belongings.
D
the fate of flooded cars.
Explanation
Zeitoun thinks about the many cars submerged in the flood and wonders what will happen to them after the water recedes. His questions about who would take them and where they could be buried show that he is pondering the fate of the flooded cars. The excerpt does not focus on his belongings, victims, or religious burial practices.
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