Read the excerpt from "lise marie de baissac." in normandy, baissac pretended to be a refugee from paris living in the house of a schoolmaster. there, she to set up more resistance groups and organize sabotage actions. again traveling by bicycle, she maintained secret communications between groups and transported supplies. this was extremely dangerous work. often covering forty miles in a single day, she carried arms and explosives as well as information about targets. her actions, along with those of her colleagues, often delayed the arrival of german reinforcements to the front lines of battle. which best describes the central idea of this paragraph? a)when she lived in normandy, baissac assumed a different identity in order to complete important work while she lived there. b)baissac’s goal was to get in the way of german troop movement, and she was often successful when she worked with resistance groups. c)baissac did significant work as a spy when she lived in normandy, sometimes traveling by bicycle to complete her tasks. d)as a spy in normandy, baissac performed a variety of important and sometimes dangerous tasks in order to get in the way of german troops.

The correct answer is D. As a spy in Normandy, Baissac performed a variety of important and sometimes dangerous tasks in order to get in the way of German troops.

Explanation:

In writing, the central idea refers to the main point the author or writer develops in a paragraph or text, this main point in some cases is explicitly stated by the author, but mostly it can be identified by looking at the details in the paragraph and analyzing the main point or idea these details support. In the paragraph presented the author describes the way Baissac leaded different actions against the German troops while she was in Normandy, these included supporting resistance groups and sabotage actions, transporting supplies such as arms and also, keeping secret communication. This means the main central idea or main point the author wants to Baissac did multiple riskful and difficult tasks to try to stop German troops or that "As a spy in Normandy, Baissac performed a variety of important and sometimes dangerous tasks in order to get in the way of German troops".

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