Question

1. what happens when a worker throws bread into one of the cattle cars? (3+ sentences)
2. what does elie witness years later in aden that he compares to the worker throwing the bread into the cattle car? (3+ sentences)
3. what happens to elie that causes his father to cry out to their friend meir katz to get him to save elie’s life? (2+ sentences)
4. what does one prisoner tell everyone to do to help them prevent themselves from freezing to death? (1+ sentences)
5. how many people were in elie’s wagon at the beginning of this train journey? how many people were alive when they exited the wagon? (1+ sentences)

Explanation:

Question 11

When a worker throws bread into the cattle car, the prisoners inside become desperate and violent. They start fighting each other fiercely for the bread, showing how hunger and the harsh conditions of the Holocaust have stripped them of their humanity, with some even killing others just to get a piece of bread.

Years later in Aden, Elie witnesses a group of children fighting over pieces of bread that are thrown to them by people on a ship. This scene reminds him of the worker throwing bread into the cattle car, as both involve people (or children, in Aden) fighting savagely for food, highlighting the recurring theme of humanity’s degradation in the face of hunger.

During the train journey, Elie is nearly crushed to death by the crowd of prisoners in the wagon. His father cries out to Meir Katz to save him because Elie is in danger of being smothered or crushed by the other prisoners who are packed tightly together in the wagon.

Answer:

The prisoners in the cattle car become frantic and violent, fighting each other brutally for the bread. Some even kill others in the struggle, revealing the dehumanizing effect of hunger and the Holocaust’s harshness.

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