Summarizing Central Ideas in The Dark Game, Part 1

In The Dark Game, what is the central idea of the section about Elizabeth Van Lew?
Elizabeth Van Lew used her servants to transport information.
Elizabeth Van Lew helped many prisoners escape from Libby Prison.
Elizabeth Van Lew obtained information from enemy prisoners.
Elizabeth Van Lew was a valuable and legendary spy in the Civil War.

D) Elizabeth Van Lew was a valuable and legendary spy in the Civil War.

What is the best summary of this paragraph?
-During the Civil War, intelligence was gathered in the same ways it had been gathered in previous wars.
-Photography and the telegraph were some of the technological advances that were used in Civil War espionage.
-Most espionage during the Civil War was fieldwork that included observation, scouting, and interrogation of prisoners.
-Enslaved persons that ran away, as well as prisoners from the Union Army, were good sources of information during the Civil War.

C) Most espionage during the Civil War was fieldwork that included observation, scouting, and interrogation of prisoners.

Which excerpt best states the central idea of the third paragraph of The Dark Game?
-most . . . spies of the Civil War were amateurs
-spying was . . . easy for both sides
-. . . the chances of getting caught were low
-as the war progressed . . . some spies were caught and executed

A) most . . . spies of the Civil War were amateurs

Which detail belongs in a good summary of this paragraph?
-Elizabeth followed the words of a historian.
-Elizabeth did not agree with all the citizens of Virginia.
-Elizabeth wanted to help put the nation back together.
-Elizabeth learned that Virginia sided with the South in 1861.

C) Elizabeth wanted to help put the nation back together.

In the rest of the text, how does the author develop this central idea that women were involved in espionage during the Civil War?
-by stating facts about how many women acted as spies
-by sharing quotations from women who were spies
-by discussing the example of a famous woman spy
-by giving details about how women trained to become spies

C) by discussing the example of a famous woman spy

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.

C) It explains an ordinary person's motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy.

How does the first paragraph of The Dark Game best support the central idea that the Civil War was a long war?
-It shares the detail that the war lasted four years.
-It states what people believed about the war at the time.
-It tells how many soldiers actually died in the war.
-It gives an example of a battle that lasted almost two days.

A) It shares the detail that the war lasted four years.

Trina is writing a summary of an article on global warming. To write a good summary, what should Trina do? Check all that apply.
-think about what the central ideas of the article are
-paraphrase the central ideas of the article
-write the central ideas of the article in her own words
-make the summary the same length as the article
-condense the central ideas into a shorter form
-use sentences from the article without quotation marks
-include as many details from the article as she can

A, B, C, E

What is the central idea of the first paragraph of The Dark Game?
-The Civil War was a short conflict between the North and the South.
-The Civil War lasted longer than people at first expected it to last.
-During the Civil War, there were many casualties on both sides.
-During the Civil War, Fort Sumter was overtaken by the Confederacy.

B) The Civil War lasted longer than people at first expected it to last.

In The Dark Game, how does the author develop the central idea that Elizabeth Van Lew was a spymaster during the Civil War?
-by including details about the work that Van Lew did
-by recounting an anecdote that Van Lew tells in her own words
-by citing an example of Van Lew's coded messages
-by illustrating the technology that Van Lew had available to her

A) by including details about the work that Van Lew did