Which word could best replace the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph?
when we were experimenting with magnets, it was fun to make them repel each other. my friend and i could feel their power as we got them close. when we tried to make them touch, one or the other would move up, down, or off to one side.
a.
catch
b.
pull
c.
attract
d.
resist

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.