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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?
to suggest the hopelessness of Zeitoun's situation
to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors
to establish Zeitoun's dedication to the rituals of his faith
to reveal the efforts at assistance offered by the military
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