Question

In "Dust Storm," J. Malcolm Garcia uses two parallel plot lines to express a theme about the different ways people can become lost. Which two plot lines support this theme?

Select one:
a. Jamshed’s mind is clouded by his biases and previous experiences, and Garcia is lost in an actual cloud of dust.
b. Shopkeeper Haji More Din leads Garcia out of the storm, just as Pakistan leads America out of war.
c. Pashtunabad is full of fear and chaos, just as the author is frightened and confused by the unusual dust storm.
d. The author is physically lost in a dust storm, and the United States seems "lost" about how to handle conflict in the Middle East.

Answer 1

answer: d) the author is physically lost in a dust storm, and the united states seems “lost” about how to handle conflict in the middle east

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