Summary

Hannah awakens to a loud horn that at first she thinks is a clock radio. She sits up suddenly and hits her head on the shelf above her. She wonders what a clock radio is. Her leg hurts where she banged it during the journey, and now she remembers everything. A guard enters and tells them to hurry if they want food. Hannah sees Gitl, who is bending over Tzipporah. The girl has a fly on her cheek and when Hannah tries to remove it, Gitl tells her not to touch Tzipporah, and slaps her twice. Tzipporah is dead. In a room where they are fed thin potato soup, a friendly girl named Rivka gives them each a metal bowl for food, washing, and drinking, which she cautions that they must never lose. After the meal, the woman in the blue dress lines up the...