Question

Mikhail is only 14 years old when the Germans march into his city. Soldiers announce that all Jews must report to be registered. Mikhail and his father hesitantly enter a crowd of Jews who have come out into the square for this registration. With guns drawn, the soldiers suddenly order the crowd to march forward. When some ask why, they are hit with gun barrels. Mikhail and his father walk a long way outside the city. As they approach a large ravine, they are ordered to stop and undress. Mikhail obeys, hands shaking. Later, he would recount how the soldiers shot into the crowd as the bodies piled up into the ravine. In what way was Mikhail MOST likely able to survive this massacre?

A.
He was able to bribe one of the soldiers to let him survive by handing over a gold pocket watch.

B.
He saw that the soldiers were distracted and ran back toward the city without being noticed.

C.
He played dead along with other bodies in the ravine and crawled out of the pile later.

D.
The soldiers took pity on Mikhail because he was so young and let him go home.

Answer 1

C.(I might be wrong, its just my thoughts, explanation listed below)

Step-by-step explanation:

A. Bribing would most likely be wrong because if the soldiers were bad enough to destroy everyone the way they did they would probably take the watch and then destroy Mikhail anyway, so option A is out.

B. Since there were a lot of soldiers with guns, even if Mikhail started running the soldiers could have gotten Mikhail from long range with guns so option B is out.

D. If the soldiers were bad enough to do what they were doing, they probably would not take pity, so option D is out.

So C. is the answer as playing dead would be easy, it would give cover from gun shots, and that nobody would see that Mikhail would not be dead as Mikhail would be under bodies.