Question

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? the word suggests a tragic tone. the word suggests a fearful tone. the word suggests a pathetic tone. the word suggests a nervous tone.

Explanation:

The excerpt describes Mrs. Schächter being permanently broken by the tragic separation from her older sons during the Holocaust deportation. The word "shattered" conveys the deep, irreversible trauma of this devastating loss, which aligns with a tragic tone.

Answer:

The word suggests a tragic tone.