Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles.

[t]he germans committed some blunders in the way they sent their secret radio messages, giving the british in their task. the first mistake of german intelligence was the error of arrogance, believing that the british were not up to the challenge of deciphering their messages. another mistake they made was sending duplicates and even triplicates of some of their messages, with each one using a different cipher key.

which word best describes the tone of the passage?

critical
apologetic
objective
discouraged

Baltus van tassel is known to be a miser. true or false

Read the movie summary. two rival magicians compete for fame and success in edwardian london. when their bitter feud begins to escalate, they each resort to more and more dangerous tricks to try to outdo the other, ultimately placing the lives and sanity of those around them in jeopardy. based on this summary, the film is most likely a(n) action thriller dramatic thriller psychological thriller science fiction thriller

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.