At Auschwitz, Elie and his father meet a relative who asks if they know anything about his wife and children. Why do they tell him that his wife and children are fine?

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.

Explain the purpose of eliezer's father's allusion to mrs. schachter.