Excerpt from “mundra” by emily t. sheets read this sentence from the story. her body ached all over, from hard work and blows, even to her very heart, which really ached hardest of all. what is the effect of the word choice in the sentence? a. readers sense mundra’s resentment of her situation. b. readers feel sympathy for mundra and all she must endure. c. readers understand the depth of physical pain mundra experiences. d. readers respect mundra’s emotional resilience.

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 military’s attempts at assistance