Read the following passage and determine the author's use of symbolism. as sofia crossed the border out of north dakota, she knew what to do. she calmly pulled the car over and parked. beside her, the sign on the road read welcome to montana. sofia had no intention of ever coming back to this place; there were too many bad memories. she reached into the back seat and opened the bird cage. it was time for henry to move on as well. his wounds were healed. henry hesitated a bit on sofia’s arm. when he finally flew away, he never looked back. what does montana symbolize in this passage? big sky country a new life bad memories henry

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.