Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. only birds would survive this sort of apocalypse. birds, some snakes, any beast that could find higher ground ahead of the rising tide. he looked for fish. if he was floating atop water shared with the lake, surely fish had been swept into the city. and, on cue, he saw a murky form darting between submerged tree branches. what is happening in the excerpt?
a. zeitoun rejoices at the sight of birds in the trees.
b. zeitoun spots fish swimming in the flood waters.
c. zeitoun is contemplating the survival of domestic pets.
d. zeitoun is considering the religious nature of the flood.

D. Zeitoun is considering the religious nature of the flood.

Explanation:

Dave Eggers' "Hurrican Katrina" is the story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun. He was born  Syrian-born American who was caught in Hurricane Katrina. Everyone left Louisiana but Zeitoun planned to stay back and look after his home and business. He was declared to be a terrorist and was denied to make any contact with anyone. The story revolves around his life from being alone to be arrested and later to be free. There were many layers of his life which Eggers had tried to unfold in his story.

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