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. How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the Civil War was often carried out by untrained citizens? It enhances the reader's understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. It changes the reader's perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. It explains an ordinary person's motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. It adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a. elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b. elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c. elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d. elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

Announcer two: ladies and gentlemen, following on the news given in our bulletin a moment ago, the government meteorological bureau has requested the large observatories of the country to keep an astronomical watch on any further disturbances occurring on the planet mars. due to the unusual nature of this occurrence, we have arranged an interview with noted astronomer professor pierson, who will give us his views on the event. in a few moments we will take you to the princeton observatory at princeton, new jersey. we return you until then to the music of ramón raquello and his orchestra. the passage is from the transcript of the radio adaptation of the war of the worlds by h. g. wells. instead of including expert interviews, h. g. wells uses a narrator to tell about an alien invasion that occurred a few years earlier. by including expert interviews, how does the radio broadcast change the story most effectively? o. a. it puts the story in the past tense, increasing its personal tone. o o b. it makes the broadcast sound more like a fictional story. o o c. it makes the broadcast sound like a news report. o d. it makes the story sound less believable by changing who presents the story's details.

Both wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea and spiegelman’s maus relate events of the holocaust from a jewish survivor’s perspective. using the third-person point of view. by retelling the experiences of friends. through the eyes of their fathers.