Question 2 of 10
2 Points
What evidence from the text best represents the central point of Wiesel's
Nobel Prize acceptance speech?
A. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered,
when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and
sensitivities become irrelevant.
B. I remember he asked his father: "Can this be true? This is the
twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such
crimes to be committed?"
C. And I tell him that I have tried. That I have tried to keep memory
alive, that I have tried to fight those who would forget.
D. And now the boy is turning to me. "Tell me," he asks, "what have
you done with my future, what have you done with your life?"

Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18