B. People are running back and forth committing acts of violence, and Alfons compares them to clowns in a circus, running around the Big Top.
This is the correct answer because it accurately describes the analogy made in the paragraph where Alfons compares the chaotic and destructive behavior of people on Kristallnacht to clowns in a circus. The analogy is made to emphasize the chaotic and senseless nature of the violence that occurred during Kristallnacht.
What analogy is made in these two paragraphs, and why?
Answer choices for the above question
A. An analogy is made between the unruly behavior of people on Kristallnacht and the noisy and confused behavior that can be found in a circus, because the events taking place are brutal and evil, but also chaotic.
B. People are running back and forth committing acts of violence, and Alfons compares them to clowns in a circus, running around the Big Top.
C. Uncle Franz thinks Kristallnacht is a circus of evil, and for this reason he does not want Alfons or his friend Helmut to watch it.
D. Uncle Franz and Alfons think Kristallnacht is a circus of evil because some 20,000 Jews were arrested, 36 killed, and another 36 seriously injured.
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