The scene introduces the reader to the narrator and to the Duvitches.
Explanation:
The passage above was taken from "The Strangers That Came to Town" by Ambrose Flack. The passage was stated at the first part of the story thus, it is meant to introduce the reader to the characters, at first.
The passage introduces the narrator by stating, "All afternoon, Mother, Tom and I..." This means the narrator is a daughter/son and, probably, the sister of Tom. It also introduces the "Duvitches" since they were new in town. People were very curious of them because they were the first immigrants of their nationality to have settled in town. So, this gives the readers an idea about the Duvitches as having come from a different part of the world.
Wiesel will not stay in the room because he is getting afraid.
<u>Explanation</u>:
At first, Wiesel felt too good to stay in the infirmary. At that time Wiesel has been provided white sheets, better food and he has time away from usual grueling work.
Even though Wiesel has been provided white sheets and better food, Wiesel got afraid of getting killed.
Wiesel got afraid because another person in the room said that Wiesel cannot make it through the selection.
Way of the beam is an idiom that expresses how wrong a person is. It is generally used in the United Kingdom. The origin of the idiom is as follows: Radio signals were used to guide aircrafts while landing. There were two transmitter one transmitted dots while the other transmitted dashes. In order to land aircraft the dots and dashes needed to merge.
