Which opening line best sets an ominous tone for a short story? enjoying her daily walk on the lake trail, laura headed toward the funny tree that reminded her of her neighbor. laura wasn’t sure whether the shadow of a tree or a real person caused her heart to erupt in her chest. despite walking this familiar lake trail every day, laura wasn’t enjoying the view this morning. taking her usual morning walk, laura missed her beloved dog jack and thought about all the times that he had accompanied her on this very trail

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