What can the reader infer about Deacon Hawkins' standing in the community? He is disliked because he has a reputation for doing whatever it takes to win.
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He is considered an eligible bachelor and a desirable potential husband.
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He is ignorant of practical matters, such as the necessary steps for purchasing a horse.
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He is believed to be an easy adver

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia