PART A: Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text? A Chavez was the first one to complain about and draw attention to the unfair labor laws that farm workers were suffering under. B Farm workers followed Chavez because they believed the only way to create change was through nonviolent means. C Chavez’s personal experiences with unfair labor laws and his desire to better others’ lives drove him to improve farm workers’ rights. D Agribusinesses nearly silenced Chavez and his cause by constantly targeting them with threats of violence and unemployment.

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