Read the excerpt from part 4 of Zeitoun . They were tense, each of them with their fingers on their triggers. In the foyer, one officer was frisking Ronnie. Another officer had Nasser against the wall by the stairway. “Give me your ID,” one man said to Zeitoun. Zeitoun complied. The man took the ID and gave it back to Zeitoun without looking at it. “Get in the boat,” he said. “You didn’t look at it,” Zeitoun protested. “Move!” another man barked. What conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. society conflict?
Answer
A
The military personnel are being racist.
B
The suspects’ rights are compromised.
C
The military personnel are novices.
D
The suspects have criminal records.
Explanation
The officer asks Zeitoun for identification but returns it without looking at it, then orders him into the boat. This suggests the officers have already decided how to treat him without checking the information that might establish who he is. Readers can conclude that the suspects’ rights are being compromised; the excerpt does not establish that the officers are novices or that the suspects have criminal records.
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