Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night . When at last a grayish light appeared on the horizon, it revealed a tangle of human shapes, heads sunk deeply between the shoulders, crouching, piled one on top of the other, like a cemetery covered with snow. In the early dawn light, I tried to distinguish between the living and those who were no more. But there was barely a difference. My gaze remained fixed on someone who, eyes wide open, stared into space. His colorless face was covered with a layer of frost and snow. Which statement best describes the atmosphere the author creates?
Answer
A
It is a skeptical atmosphere.
B
It is an atmosphere of relief.
C
It is an atmosphere of hesitation.
D
It is a nightmarish atmosphere.
Explanation
The scene describes people piled together like bodies in a cemetery, with frost-covered faces and little visible difference between the living and the dead. These grim, haunting images create a nightmarish atmosphere. The passage does not suggest relief, hesitation, or skepticism.
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