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 .

Question: Why is the narrator caught off guard by the man ?
Answer: None of the above choices .He has a funny lifeguard uniform .He has a strange haircut .He has a redneck pair of pants .