Jonas....
The chief elder shared a story about how as a three he had confused snack and smack.
<span>Mr. Shiftlet wants the car and the money that Mrs. Crater says that she will give him for a honeymoon. This is what makes him agree. He also agrees because he likes that Lucynell is innocent and won’t talk back to him.</span>
We are currently reading this in class as well.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the answer is, "They see Dr. Mengele deciding who will live and who will die."