Question

there are two distinct perspectives being presented in this excerpt. what are they?
○ that of a gulag administrator and that of a gulag guard
○ that of a visitor to the gulag and that of a gulag official
○ that of an arrestee and that of a visitor to a gulag
○ that of a writer and that of a reader

Explanation:

To determine the two distinct perspectives, we analyze each option. The key is to identify perspectives related to a gulag (Soviet labor camp) experience. An arrestee (someone detained) and a visitor to a gulag would have very different viewpoints—one as an inmate/arrested person and one as an external observer. Other options (administrator & guard, visitor & official, writer & reader) don't capture such distinct, contrasting roles in the gulag context as an arrestee (experiencing the gulag from within) and a visitor (experiencing it from outside, as an observer).

Answer:

that of an arrestee and that of a visitor to a gulag