Supporting Conclusions with Evidence in The Dark Game, Part 2 Answers

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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?

Which excerpt best states the central idea of the third paragraph of The Dark Game?

What is the central idea of the first paragraph of The Dark Game?

Which detail should be included in a summary of Elizabeth Van Lew’s role as a spymaster during the Civil War?

Read this paragraph from The Dark Game.Another thing that changed very little in the years between the wars was the means of obtaining military intelligence. Although the use of photography and the telegraph brought some technological advances, the craft of spying on the enemy's army still relied on fieldwork. For the most part, intelligence was gathered in simple ways. Prisoners of war and deserters were interrogated. The Union army was always interested in hearing what runaway slaves had to report. And, of course, both armies relied on cavalry scouts, signal intercepts, visual observation, and captured correspondence.

In The Dark Game, what is the central idea of the section about Elizabeth Van Lew?

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.

In The Dark Game, how does the author develop the central idea that Elizabeth Van Lew was a spymaster during the Civil War?

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.