In the excerpt of Night, by Elie Wiesel, why did he urge his father to leave the camp with the others, despite having an injured foot?
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He wanted to ride a train.
There were rumors that all invalids who stayed behind would be killed.
none of these
His father was injured.
“Tomorrow, immediately after nightfall, the camp will set out. Block after block. Patients will stay in the infirmary. They will not be evacuated.” This news made us think. Were the SS going to leave hundreds of prisoners to strut about in the hospital blocks, waiting for their liberators? Were they going to let the Jews hear the twelfth stroke sound? Obviously not. “All of the invalids will be summarily killed,” said the faceless one. “And sent to the crematory in a final batch.” “The camp is certain to be mined,” said another. “The moment the evacuation’s over, it’ll blow up.”
There were rumors that all invalids who stayed behind would be killed.
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B. There were rumors that all invalids who stayed behind would be killed. :>
The reason Elie Wiesel urged his father to leave the camp with the others, despite having an injured foot, is because there were rumors that all invalids who stayed behind would be killed. So, it seems like his father's safety was his top priority, and probably riding a train was not as enticing as staying alive.
The correct answer is: There were rumors that all invalids who stayed behind would be killed.
In the excerpt of Night, Elie Wiesel urges his father to leave the camp with the others because there were rumors circulating among the prisoners that all invalids who stayed behind would be killed. The prisoners had received news that the camp would be evacuated and the patients would stay in the infirmary. This news made them speculate on the fate of those who remained behind. They believed that the SS would not leave the prisoners alive in the hospital blocks to wait for liberation. They feared that the invalids would be summarily killed and sent to the crematory all at once. The prisoners also heard rumors that the camp might be mined and would be blown up as soon as the evacuation was completed. Faced with these potential dangers, Elie Wiesel urged his father to leave the camp and not risk staying behind with his injured foot.