A Nonfiction Account of Hurricane Katrina by Dave Eggers
Question 16 • ELA 11B-CR
Read the excerpt from part 4 of Zeitoun.He and Kathy worried about the reach of the Department of Homeland Security, its willingness to contact anyone born in or with a connection to the Middle East. So many of their Muslim friends had been interviewed, forced to send in documents and hire lawyers. But until now Zeitoun had been fortunate. He had had no experience with profiling, hadn’t been suspected of anything by anyone with real authority. There were the occasional looks askance, of course, sneers from people upon hearing his accent. Maybe, he thought, this was just one soldier, ignorant or cruel, wanting to stir things up.Why does the author include these details?
Answer
A
to illustrate Zeitoun’s strong allegiance to the Middle East
B
to explain the need for the Department of Homeland Security
C
to acknowledge the reality of racial profiling and scrutiny
D
to suggest Zeitoun’s involvement in suspicious activity
Explanation
The excerpt describes Muslim friends being questioned and required to provide documents, along with Zeitoun experiencing sneers because of his accent. These details show the scrutiny and profiling that people with Middle Eastern or Muslim connections faced. The passage does not suggest that Zeitoun was involved in suspicious activity; it says he had not been suspected by anyone with real authority.
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