Throughout the horrors of his captivity, Wiesel states that he needed to be strong for his father. He needed to survive for his father. After his father's death, he no longer feels as though he has anything to live for. It can be assumed that he no longer paid attention to the world around him. His lack of detail about that is due to the fact that he no longer cared about what was going on.
Active voice is when the subject performs the verb. The answer is 'Our puppies played at the cool new dog park' because the puppies are playing, while the rest of the verbs in the other choices are not being acted at by the subject.
Just say "The language..." Please provide more info about the question. Do you want it to be formal? Are you writing an essay for fun so it does not need to be formal?
