The Fault in Our Stars: The invented name of the drug that is keeping Hazel alive is Phalanxifor, which contains the real word, phalanx. Phalanxa bone of the finger or toe. How might the definition describe the effect of the cancer treatment? What other prescription drugs have names that describe their effect?

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.