Question

night chapter 7, pg 102 \come, come quickly! someone is strangling my son!\ in a few moments, i was freed. i never did find out why this stranger had wanted to strangle me. but days later, meir katz told my father: \shlomo, i am getting weak. my strength is gone. i won’t make it... \ \don’t give in!\ my father tried to encourage him. \you must resist! don’t lose faith in yourself!\ but meir katz only groaned in response: \i can’t go on, shlomo!... i can’t help it... i can’t go on...\ my father took his arm. and meir katz, the strong one, the sturdiest of us all, began to cry. his son had been taken from him during the first selection but only now was he crying for him. only now did he fall apart. he could not go on. he had reached the end. when did meir katz lose his son? in the shed, in the snow. during the first selection. before they got on the train. before they were deported.

Explanation:

The text clearly states "His son had been taken from him during the first selection but only now was he crying for him."

Answer:

B. During the first selection