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The central idea of The Dark Game is that women were involved in espionage during the Civil War. How does the author develop this central idea in the text?

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by stating facts about how many women acted as spies
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by sharing quotations from women who were spies
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by discussing the story of a famous woman spy
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by giving details about how women trained to become spies
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A good summary of an informational text must

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include all the details that the text contains about its subject.
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state, in the student’s own words, only the most important ideas.
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evaluate whether the text’s author covered the subject matter well.
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use phrases and sentences taken directly from the original author.
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What is the central idea of the first paragraph of The Dark Game?

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The Civil War was a short conflict between the North and the South.
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The Civil War lasted longer than people at first expected it to last.
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During the Civil War, there were many casualties on both sides.
D
During the Civil War, Fort Sumter was overtaken by the Confederacy.
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Which excerpt best states the central idea of the second paragraph of The Dark Game?

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Most of the war was fought in states south of Washington, D.C. . . .
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For the Union soldiers, this meant they had to fight in unfamiliar and hostile territory.
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This matter of geography affected the spies who worked behind enemy lines.
D
Confederate spies could usually find a safe house, or at least a sympathetic soul . . .
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best

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It shares the detail that the war lasted four years.
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It states what people believed about the war at the time.
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It tells how many soldiers actually died in the war.
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It gives an example of a battle that lasted almost two days.
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In The Dark Game, how does the author develop the central idea that Elizabeth Van Lew was a spymaster during the Civil War?

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by including details about the work that Van Lew did
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by recounting an anecdote that Van Lew tells in her own words
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by citing an example of Van Lew’s coded messages
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by illustrating the technology that Van Lew had available to her
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How does this excerpt develop the central idea that Elizabeth Van Lew helped expand the role of women in society? Choose two answers.

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It states how Van Lew acted as an important leader and manager at a time when women were generally discouraged from taking on those roles.
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It shows that Van Lew was dedicated to a cause outside of her family and worked hard for her beliefs.
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It illustrates how Van Lew became the most successful spy during the war and greatly helped the Union Army, though she was a woman.
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It describes how Van Lew organized women to fight for their legal rights and equal representation in government.
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Read this excerpt from The Dark Game.But Elizabeth wanted to do more than simply minister and comfort the wounded. A Unionist, believing in "one nation . . . indivisible," she needed to do more. When she learned of Virginia's secession from the Union in 1861, she felt, in the words of one historian, "profoundly betrayed." She believed that the secessionists did not represent the majority of the citizens of Virginia. She was compelled to act in any way she could to help repair a nation torn apart

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It enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary.
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It changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain.
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It explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy.
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It adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.
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In The Dark Game, what is the central idea of the section about Elizabeth Van Lew?

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Elizabeth Van Lew used her servants to transport information.
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Elizabeth Van Lew helped many prisoners escape from Libby Prison.
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Elizabeth Van Lew obtained information from enemy prisoners.
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Elizabeth Van Lew was a valuable and legendary spy in the Civil War.
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Read this paragraph from The Dark Game.But Elizabeth wanted to do more than simply minister and comfort the wounded. A Unionist, believing in "one nation . . . indivisible," she needed to do more. When she learned of Virginia's secession from the Union in 1861, she felt, in the words of one historian, "profoundly betrayed." She believed that the secessionists did not represent the majority of the citizens of Virginia. She was compelled to act in any way she could to help repair a nation torn apa

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Elizabeth followed the words of a historian.
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Elizabeth did not agree with all the citizens of Virginia.
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Elizabeth wanted to help put the nation back together.
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Elizabeth learned that Virginia sided with the South in 1861.
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Read this paragraph from The Dark Game.To assure that the intelligence reached the commanders as quickly as possible—the postal services having become slow and unreliable—Van Lew created a system of couriers that moved the intelligence on its way without burdening one operative with the responsibility (and danger) of making the entire trip. She also created a credible cover story for each of her couriers, should they be stopped and questioned along the way.

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the postal service at the time was slow and unreliable.
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secret intelligence needed to reach the commanders quickly.
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Van Lew used multiple messengers to get her information across.
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Van Lew gave all her couriers a believable cover story to hide their mission.
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the first shot was fired on April 12
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the fighting lasted four years
C
over 600,000 soldiers died
D
Fort Sumter was overtaken
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Which excerpt best states the central idea of the third paragraph of The Dark Game?

A
most . . . spies of the Civil War were amateurs
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spying was . . . easy for both sides
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. . . the chances of getting caught were low
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as the war progressed . . . some spies were caught and executed

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