Tickets were in high demand, so Kevin almost fell off his chair when he heard the news.
The idiom almost fell off his chair is used to show that Kevin is

O Fascinated.
O Grateful.
O Comical.
O Surprised

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.

In 1957, lester b. pearson sent peacekeepers to the middle east. subject of verb