Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.

Meir Katz remained on the train. The last day had been the most lethal. We had been a hundred or so in this wagon. Twelve of us left it. Among them, my father and myself.

The author’s main purpose in this excerpt is to show that ______

A) few survived the horrific train ride.
B) the author and his father were safe.
C) Meir Katz was not as strong as he seemed.
D) Meir Katz was left behind to remove the dead.

Answer 1

The author’s main purpose in this excerpt is to show (A) a few survived the horrific train ride.

He talks about a lethal ride and that the passengers had been a hundred or so.

Answer 2

Answer: A) few survived the horrific train ride.

The excerpt does not show that his father and him were safe. Difficulties could have been waiting for them right after leaving the train. Moreover, there is no blame attached to Meir Katz for remaining on the train. He was just a victim of horrific circumstances. There was also no purpose in leaving him behind according to this passage. However, the passage does prove that very few people survived the train ride (in this case, 12/100).