Summarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game, Part 1
Question 2 • TRECA Applied English 9-221
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
Answer
E
Elizabeth followed the words of a historian.
E
Elizabeth did not agree with all the citizens of Virginia.
E
Elizabeth wanted to help put the nation back together.
E
Elizabeth learned that Virginia sided with the South in 1861.
Explanation
Elizabeth believed in keeping the Union together and felt betrayed when Virginia seceded. The paragraph says she was compelled to help repair a nation torn apart, so the main idea is that she wanted to help put the nation back together. Choice D is a detail about what she learned, not the paragraph’s main idea.
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