The english distress call mayday is derived from a similar word from France.
I believe that the correct answer is D. The boys devotion to their cause has elevated
them to a status higher than both books
In "Song of Becoming", Fadwa Tuqan describes how
the lives of boys have changed due to the arising Israel-Arab conflict. She
states that their happiness decreases as they become older (and become soldiers).
At first they spoke the word of love from “Bible” and “Qur'an” (as they are
philosophically similar) and afterwards used it to justify their religious
beliefs and actions.
