Question

we arrived at the station, where the cattle cars were waiting. ever since my book night i have pursued those nocturnal trains that crossed the devastated continent. their shadow haunts my writing. they symbolize solitude, distress, and the relentless march of jewish multitudes toward agony and death. i freeze every time i hear a train whistle. — all rivers run to the sea, elie wiesel how does wiesel’s unique point of view about the sound of a train whistle impact the reader? it allows the reader to understand the lingering terror of the journey. it causes the reader to question the sincerity of the author. it effectively reaches readers who also fear the sound of train whistle.

Explanation:

In the passage, Wiesel associates train whistles with the Holocaust - related journey (cattle cars, Jewish multitudes toward agony/death) and his own lingering terror ("I freeze every time I hear a train whistle"). The first option says it allows readers to understand the lingering terror of the journey, which matches. The second option is wrong as there's no indication to question his sincerity. The third is wrong as the impact is about conveying the terror of the historical/journey context, not just reaching those who fear train whistles.

Answer:

It allows the reader to understand the lingering terror of the journey.