Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.

One day when we had come to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs. The worker watched the spectacle with great interest.

What is the connotative meaning of the underlined word in the excerpt?

a lavish event
a humiliating sight
an unexpected happening
an entertaining performance

Answer 1

The connotative meaning of the underlined word in the excerpt is:

• B. A humiliating sight

According to the given question, we are asked to show the connotative meaning of the underlined word in the excerpt and how it helps with the understanding of the text.

As a result of this, we can see that there is a narration of an event where a worker threw a piece of bread and a bunch of hungry men scrambled for it.

With this in mind, the connotative meaning of the underlined word spectacle means is that the scene was a humiliating sight and it was not a lavish event because it showed desperation, and the word "spectacle" means

Therefore, the correct answer is option B

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