Which of these quotes from the passage best supports the correct answer to Question 5?

a
“And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor—never his victim…”
b
“The political prisoner in his cell, the hungry children, the homeless refugees—”
c
“... not to respond to their plight, not to relieve their solitude by offering them a spark of hope is to exile them from human memory.”
d
“And in denying their humanity, we betray our own.”
Question 7 (1 point)
Which of these inferences about the speaker is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 1)?

He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again. Liberated a day earlier by American soldiers, he remembers their rage at what they saw. And even if he lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to them for that rage, and also for their compassion. Though he did not understand their language, their eyes told him what he needed to know—that they, too, would remember, and bear witness.
a
He would always be angry about what happened to the Jews and how long it was allowed to carry on.
b
He was able to speak in English to the soldiers.
c
Though it would take a long time, he would eventually begin to heal from his trauma.
d
He was happy to be freed.
Question 8 (1 point)
Which passage best supports the correct answer to Question 7?

a
“Though he did not understand their language, their eyes told him what he needed to know—that they, too, would remember, and bear witness.”
b
“He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again.”
c
“And even if he lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to them for that rage, and also for their compassion.”
d
“Liberated a day earlier by American soldiers, he remembers their rage at what they saw.”

1 answer

For Question 5, the quote that best supports the correct answer is:

a - “And, therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor—never his victim…”

For Question 7, the inference about the speaker that is best supported by the passage is:

c - Though it would take a long time, he would eventually begin to heal from his trauma.

For Question 8, the passage that best supports the correct answer to Question 7 is:

a - “Though he did not understand their language, their eyes told him what he needed to know—that they, too, would remember, and bear witness.”