Which statement best explains how the evidence of this excerpt leads to the inference that the men had intercepted a very important message? the inference is supported by the fact that the men had to work very slowly to decipher the complicated message. the inference is supported by the complicated codes that were used by the germans to convey their messages across the atlantic during the war. the inference is supported by the fact that two men were involved in the deciphering of the message. the inference is supported by the excitement the men feel when they discover that the message was sent by zimmermann, the german foreign secretary.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house