All day zeitoun and james saw people lined up at bus stops—those who planned to stay in the superdome. families, couples, elderly men and women carrying their belongings in backpacks, suitcases, garbage bags. seeing them exposed like that, as the winds picked up and the sky darkened, worried zeitoun. he and james passed the same groups, waiting patiently, on the way to their job sites and on their way back. what is happening in the excerpt? zeitoun is surprised by the rapid pace of the evacuation of new orleans. zeitoun is recognizing the vulnerability of those staying in new orleans. zeitoun is frustrated by people’s unwillingness to work for survival. zeitoun and james are addressing the needs of others as they work.