Question

Read the excerpt from part 4 of Zeitoun.
Zeitoun had picked up and dropped off friends and relatives at the station a handful of times over the years.
Fronted by a lush lawn and palm trees, the Union Passenger Terminal had opened in 1954, an art deco-style
building once aspiring to grandness but since overtaken by a certain grey municipal malaise. There was a
whimsical candy-colored sculpture on the lawn that looked like a bunch of child's toys glued together without
reason or order.
Why does the author include this description?
to present Zeitoun as a New Orleans resident and family man
to criticize the architectural choices in downtown New Orleans
O to illustrate the grim, military realities of post-Katrina New Orleans
to show Zeitoun's discomfort in the grand downtown area

Answer 1

Answer:

to present Zeitoun as a New Orleans resident and family man

Explanation:

According to the excerpt from part 4 of Zeitoun, the narrator talks about Zeitoun as a man who had picked and dropped off friends and relatives at the station for many years.

The author describes the station and the various sculptures around New Orleans and the reason for these descriptions was to present Zeitoun as a New Orleans resident and family man.

Answer 2

Answer: (A) to present Zeitoun as a New Orleans resident and family man

Explanation:

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