Part a: which statement identifies the central idea of the text? in death marches in the holocaust

a

few prisoners were subjected to death marches, as allied troops were able to intervene during the evacuations.

b

while treacherous, the ss never intended to kill any prisoners during the evacuation marches as they were needed for labor.

c

towards the end of the war, some concentration camp prisoners were able to escape the ss during evacuations.

d

"death marches" ended up becoming a tool for nazi murder, but that was not the original intention of the evacuations.

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.