Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun went outside, the air humid and gusty. he tied the canoe to the back porch. the water was whispering through the cracks in the back fence, rising up. it was flowing into his yard at an astonishing rate. as he stood, it swallowed his ankles and crawled up his shins. back inside, he continued to move everything of value upward. as he did, he watched the water erase the floor and climb the walls. in another hour there was three feet of water indoors. and his house was three feet above street level. what conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. nature conflict?
a. zeitoun’s strength allows him to save all of his possessions.
b. as a result of the flood’s force, zeitoun’s confidence is lost.
c. despite zeitoun’s competence, his home sustains damage.
d. zeitoun’s fear of the flood forces him to abandon his efforts.

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]