Question

read the excerpt from chapter 7 of night. when at last a grayish light appeared on the horizon, it revealed a tangle of human shapes, heads sunk deeply between the shoulders, crouching, piled one on top of the other, like a cemetery covered with snow. in the early dawn light, i tried to distinguish between the living and those who were no more. but there was barely a difference. my gaze remained fixed on someone who, eyes wide open, stared into space. his colorless face was covered with a layer of frost and snow. which statement best describes the atmosphere the author creates? it is an atmosphere of relief. it is an atmosphere of hesitation. it is a skeptical atmosphere. it is a nightmarish atmosphere.

Explanation:

The text describes a scene with "a tangle of human shapes", people with "heads sunk deeply between the shoulders", and a person with a "colorless face covered with a layer of frost and snow". These elements create a disturbing and nightmarish image. There is no indication of relief (no positive or calming elements), hesitation (no sense of indecision in the description), or skepticism (no doubt - related elements). The description is more in line with a nightmarish atmosphere.

Answer:

It is a nightmarish atmosphere.