Previous question:
Which of the following choices best describes Elie at the beginning of the story?
a
He is clumsy and physically fragile.
b
He is deeply spiritual and religious.
c
His education is his top priority.
d
He is disappointed with his father and family in general.
Which of the following examples from the text best support your response to the previous question?
a
“Physically he was awkward as a clown. His waiflike shyness made people laugh.”
b
“First you must study the basic subjects, those you are able to comprehend.”
c
“My father was a cultured man, rather unsentimental.”
d
“By day I studied the Talmud and by night I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple.”