The predicate nominative "renames" the subject. The subject of the sentence is "Algeria" , so we're looking for another way of referring to Algeria here. This is "country" so the correct answer is A.
I believe it is #2/B, search for the island’s inhabitants. based on his “Where there are pistol shots there are men, Where there are men, there is food,” his morning goal was to find the men and the food.
