Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.

We received no food. We lived on snow; it took the place of bread. The days resembled the nights, and the nights left in our souls the dregs of their darkness. The train rolled slowly, often halted for a few hours, and continued. It never stopped snowing. We remained lying on the floor for days and nights, one on top of the other, never uttering a word. We were nothing but frozen bodies. Our eyes closed, we merely waited for the next stop, to unload our dead.

How do the underlined words and phrases affect the tone of the excerpt? Select two options.

They show apprehension.
They point out feelings of disappointment.
They demonstrate the despair of the situation.
They explain the uncertainty of what is happening.
They reflect an attitude of being resigned to one’s fate

Answer 1

- They demonstrate the despair of the situation.
- Phrases like “dregs of their darkness,” “frozen bodies,” and “we lived on snow” convey hopelessness and suffering.

- They reflect an attitude of being resigned to one’s fate.
- Lines such as “we merely waited” and “never uttering a word” show passive acceptance rather than action or protest.