Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of Night by Elie Wiesel. There was a woman among us, a certain Mrs. Schächter. She was in her fifties and her ten-year-old son was with her, crouched in a corner. Her husband and two older sons had been deported with the first transport, by mistake. The separation had totally shattered her. How does the word shattered affect the tone of the excerpt?
Answer
A
The word suggests a tragic tone.
B
The word suggests a nervous tone.
C
The word suggests a fearful tone.
D
The word suggests a pathetic tone.
Explanation
“Shattered” suggests that Mrs. Schächter has been emotionally devastated by being separated from her family. This emphasizes the profound suffering caused by the separation, giving the excerpt a tragic tone. “Nervous” and “fearful” describe different feelings, while “pathetic” does not best capture the passage’s emphasis on loss.
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