According to the author of the editorial "It's Time for a Nation to Return the Favor," what was the reason New Orleans was flooded after Hurricane
Katrina?

A. An overabundance of fish in the Gulf of Mexico

B. The weakness of the levee system surrounding the city

C. An unexpected attack on the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

D. Too much oil and gas flowing off the city's shores

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.