Question

“Over there. Do you see the chimney over there? Do you see it? And the flames, do you see them?” (Yes, we saw the flames.) “Over there, that’s where they will take you. Over there will be your grave. You still don’t understand? You sons of b******. Don’t you understand anything? You will be burned! Burned to a cinder! Turned into ashes!”
Which of the following best describes the emotion or attitude expressed by the inmate who confronts Wiesel and the other newly arrived prisoners in this excerpt from Night?
sarcasm
anger
fear
lunacy

Answer 1

Answer:

anger

Explanation:

The inmate treated the recently arrived Jews angrily. The inmate's angry tone is reflected by the following  expressions: repetead questions which required a confirmation on the side of the listener; "Do you see the chimney over there? Do you see it? And the flames, do you see them?...."; emphatic statements which showed the listeners' destiny: "Over there, that’s where they will take you. Over there will be your grave. "; repeated insults : "You still don’t understand? You sons of b******. Don’t you understand anything? ; and emphatic and repeated statements which insisted on telling the lsiteners about their tragic fate: "You will be burned! Burned to a cinder! Turned into ashes!”

Answer 2

Any of those options could easily work. But anger seems to be this characters main emotion. I remember reading this book. Its very good.