“wife, did you ever send me these? ”
she raised her great, black eyes to his with a gesture of ineffable disdain, and replied languidly:
“you know very well i can’t bear flowers. how could i ever send such sentimental trash to any one? throw them in the fire.”
and the easter bells chimed a solemn requiem as the flames slowly licked up the faded violets. was it merely fancy on the wife’s part, or did the husband really sigh,—a long, quivering breath of remembrance?
which of the following predictions is most likely based on the theme of lost love in the story?
the husband will realize his unhappiness and begin to live a more honest life.
the husband will continue to live a dishonest life for the sake of appearances.
the wife will ask her husband to tell her about the violets and their meaning.
the wife will let go of her anger and profess her enduring love to her husband.

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.