Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning?
a. to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation
b. to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors
c. to establish zeitoun’s dedication
d. to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

c. to establish Zeitoun’s dedication

Explanation: zeitoun had earlier made a promise to the to give them an helping hand no matter what. He was caught up between having an adventure which makes him want to stay and scrutinize the city, and his experience as a builder which makes him wonder how long it would take to amend the city. he actually did feel like Noah in the bible story because Noah was the man amongst many that survived during the flood.

d.) then bernice winced as marjorie tossed her own hair over her shoulders and began to twist it slowly into two long blond braids until in her cream-colored negligée she looked like a delicate painting of some saxon princess. fascinated, bernice watched the braids grow. heavy and luxurious they were, moving under the supple fingers like restive snakes—and to bernice remained this relic and the curling iron and a to-morrow full of eyes.

in the shadow of war