Question

2. Read the following passage from "The Swimming Contest" in which the narrator spontaneously decides to take a holiday in an Arab village. "That evening I was invited to join the family at supper, and Abu-Nimr introduced me to the people who sat round the table: his round-faced bustling wife, who smiled into space without resting her eyes on me; his sons, aged thirteen and fifteen, who attended high school in the city; his plump, white-skinned daughter, married to a policeman who was away from home all week, and who came home loaded with a wicker basket containing a trussed pigeon. a. fond reminders of events past b. taking comfort in familiar food c. sudden memories of a forgotten friend d. building bridges across cultural differences

Answer 1

I suppose that the answer would be building bridges across cultural differences, because the author "spontaneously stops at an Arab village." So that indicates that the author wasn't naturally Arab. 

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

It is D, building bridges across cultural differences