Question 24 • ALT ENG 11 S2 Common Core ELA 11 2014 - ELA3011 B-CR
Read the excerpt from part 4 of Zeitoun.The van stopped at the station’s side door, and the captives were taken out of the van and led inside. When Zeitoun and the others entered the main room of the station, immediately fifty pairs of eyes, those of soldiers and police officers and military personnel, were upon them. There were no other civilians inside. It was as if the entire operation, this bus station-turned-military base, had been arranged for them.What conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. society conflict?
Answer
A
Zeitoun and his friends are the first of many suspects in the city.
B
Zeitoun and his friends are presumed guilty of serious offenses.
C
Zeitoun and his friends will be treated fairly by the military officers.
D
Zeitoun and his friends will be punished without a legitimate trial.
Explanation
The captives are surrounded by about fifty soldiers, police officers, and military personnel, with no other civilians present. The station has been turned into a military base seemingly for them, suggesting the authorities already view Zeitoun and the others as dangerous suspects. The strongest conclusion is that they are presumed guilty of serious offenses, rather than that they will necessarily be punished without a trial.
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