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.

Respuesta :

I think that they show the despair of the situation.


Another good choice is the last:  The reflect an attitude of being resigned to one's fate.

In the excerpt from Chapter 7 of "Night",  by Elie Wiesel, the options that best show the tone of the excerpt are They demonstrate the despair of the situation and They reflect an attitude of being resigned to one's fate. The prisoners of the camp are taken to a field and into a train with cattle cars that picks them up. They travel during ten days and nights, unfed and throwing the bodies of the dead ones.