Read the excerpt from "Lise Marie de Baissac.” Irene. Marguerite. Odile. Adele. These were the code names used by the intrepid French secret agent, Lise Marie de Baissac. Baissac worked for the Special Operations Executive, or SOE, during World War II. As a British citizen born of French parents, she wanted to fight against the rise of Nazi Germany, which, under Adolph Hitler’s rule, sought to dominate Western Europe. The SOE worked to combat German forces by conducting undercover sabotage and reconnaissance missions in territories that had been taken over by the German military.

Which best describes the underlined portion of this paragraph?

the evidence
the question
the claim
the hook

i believe the answer is b. we

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

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