13. a.
b.
PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
“Within hours of arrival at such centers, the victims perished in gas chambers, disguised as shower
facilities, utilizing pure carbon monoxide gas." (Paragraph 2)
"In view of widespread public knowledge and protests, Hitler ordered a halt to the program in August
1941. Nevertheless, in August 1942, German healthcare workers resumed the murders.” (Paragraph 3)
"Planners of the 'Final Solution' drew on the gas chambers and crematoria, specifically designed for the
T4 campaign, to murder Jews." (Paragraph 3)
d.
"The murder program continued until the last days of the war, expanding to include geriatric patients,
bombing victims, and foreign forced laborers." (Paragraph 3)
c.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.