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The central idea of the excerpt is that, during the
Revolutionary War, Benedict Amold
Read the excerpt from "Tools of the Spymaster."
A be
O defeated the British alone.
showed great courage.
O was disloyal to the Americans.
O became a general
General Gates' troops held their ground. Benedict
Arnold, one of Gates' generals, argued for a
counterattack that would smash the British force.
Gates, outraged that Arnold would challenge his order,
took away his command. But the rash Arnold saw a
chance to strike a crucial blow. He galloped through the
crossfire of both armies, inspiring his men. A bullet
struck his leg, but he rode on, leading the final assault
that shattered the British fortifications. If he had died of
his wounds that day, Arnold would be remembered as
one of the great heroes of the Revolutionary War.
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Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. my silent response to the expectant silence begins to affect the air of the room, the bits of dust and sportcoat-lint stirred around by the ac’s vents dancing jaggedly in the slanted plane of windowlight, the air over the table like the sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer. the coach, in a slight accent neither british nor australian, is telling c.t. that the whole application-interface process, while usually just a pleasant formality, is probably best accentuated by letting the applicant speak up for himself. in this excerpt, the narrator is providing a, both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries. b. only objective information about people, setting, and events. c. only subjective responses to the things he sees and experiences. d. a compromised interpretation of events due to his unstable condition.