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AssignmentMultiple Choice

A Nonfiction Account of Hurricane Katrina by Dave Eggers

Question 3 • ALT ENG 11 S2 Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CR

Zeitoun saw himself as someone trying to help after the storm. How do the police officers see him?

Answer
A
as a hotheaded young man who was looting houses
B
as an agitated civilian who has lost all of his worldly possessions
C
as a terrorist threat who does not deserve his rights as a citizen

Explanation

Zeitoun believes he is helping people stranded by the storm, but the officers treat him as a dangerous suspect rather than a rescuer. They view him as a terrorist threat and deny him the rights he should have as a citizen, which matches choice C.

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