Question

What finally causes Wiesel’s resistance to break down?
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his feeling of disgust at being crammed into cattle cars
his feeling of disgust at being crammed into cattle cars

his feeling that his entire world was rapidly contracting
his feeling that his entire world was rapidly contracting

his feeling of a sense of kinship with earlier Jewish exiles
his feeling of a sense of kinship with earlier Jewish exiles

his feeling of disbelief that these atrocities could occur
his feeling of disbelief that these atrocities could occur
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Answer 1

his feeling that his entire world was rapidly contracting

Explanation: the steady loss of family, identity, and humanity—coupled with repeated dehumanizing experiences—shrinks Wiesel’s world until he can no longer sustain his resistance.