After the First World War, Germany lost about 10% of its territory to its neighbours and the Weimar Republic was formed. This republic included territories to the east of today's German borders.
The answers are as following:
1. D
2. E
3. B
4. A
5. C
It can be inferred from the excerpt that the narrator feels relieved that the President was no longer defensive but touched by the suffering of the people who had undergone the unfortunate incident which is also inferred. See the textual evidence below.
<h3>What is the textual evidence for the above?</h3>
The textual evidence that supports the above inference is given in Lines 290-291 - "I knew somehow that during the night his defenses had crumbled and he had given in to grief; <u>finally </u>he was vulnerable."
Notice the word "finally". This suggests that the narrator had been waiting for that to happen, hence the inference.
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