It was a mullet . I checked with one of the life guards - who had been hit himself once , long ago - and he assured me that it was indeed a mullet . Then for a brief moment I wished I was a redneck who had a mullet haircut .

Based on the preceding passage, choose your answer for question Why is the narrator caught off guard by the man ?
Options are:
[a]. He has a redneck pair of pants .;
[b]. He has a funny lifeguard uniform .;
[c]. None of the above choices .;
[d]. He has a bad haircut .;
The answer is:
[d].