Analyzing a Memoir Answers

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What is the author’s primary purpose in this passage?

to show that he would never give up hope

to inform readers that the train had reached its stop

to express the terror of the situation

Which phrase best supports the author’s purpose?

“It must have been about midnight.”

“those flames . . . the smell of burning flesh.”

“we understood that this was the camp”

How does the memoir genre allow the author to achieve his purpose in this passage?

by conveying the fear and horror they felt

by relating the names of real people

by detailing what the place looks like

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