Question
I remember: it happened yesterday or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.
I remember: he asked his father: “Can this be true?” This is the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?
And now the boy is turning to me: “Tell me,” he asks. “What have you done with my future? What have you done with your life?”
A. He knew a boy who went through the Holocaust with whom he keeps in regular touch.
B. He feels he has not done enough with his life when he reflects on the child he once was.
C. He believes his personal childhood memories are actually the memories of a friend.
D. His experience of the Holocaust in childhood has guided everything he has done since.
I remember: he asked his father: “Can this be true?” This is the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?
And now the boy is turning to me: “Tell me,” he asks. “What have you done with my future? What have you done with your life?”
A. He knew a boy who went through the Holocaust with whom he keeps in regular touch.
B. He feels he has not done enough with his life when he reflects on the child he once was.
C. He believes his personal childhood memories are actually the memories of a friend.
D. His experience of the Holocaust in childhood has guided everything he has done since.
Answers
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The passage reflects the profound sense of anguish and responsibility that arises when recalling the experiences of a young boy during the Holocaust. The mention of the boy asking about the future and what has been done with life indicates a deep introspection about the impact of those historical events on the present.
The most fitting interpretation is:
**B. He feels he has not done enough with his life when he reflects on the child he once was.**
This choice captures the essence of the narrator's reflection and the burden of remembering the past, as well as the implied responsibility to honor that memory through one's actions in life.
The most fitting interpretation is:
**B. He feels he has not done enough with his life when he reflects on the child he once was.**
This choice captures the essence of the narrator's reflection and the burden of remembering the past, as well as the implied responsibility to honor that memory through one's actions in life.