In this passage, the author’s viewpoint is that the situation is so terrible, everyone is impacted by the despair. What evidence supports this?“detention had been easier on him.”“the sturdiest of us all, began to cry.”“he had been put in charge of our wagon.”“there was a friend of my father’s, Meir Katz.”

The phrase “the sturdiest of us all, began to cry” shows that even the strongest person was overcome by despair. That supports the viewpoint that the terrible situation affected everyone. The other choices give details about detention, a wagon, or a friend without showing this shared emotional impact.

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