Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles. Tension between the two sides escalated until June 1948, when the Soviets blocked all western access to the capital. In this first real crisis of the Cold War, the West was not going to be denied by the Soviets.

If the underlined word were replaced with the word "event,” the tone of the excerpt would be

more resentful.
more intellectual.
less intense.
less objective.

Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles.

Tension between the two sides escalated until June 1948, when the Soviets blocked all western access to the capital. In this first real crisis of the Cold War, the West was not going to be denied by the Soviets.

If the underlined word were replaced with the word "event,” the tone of the excerpt would be

more resentful.

more intellectual.

less intense.

less objective.

Explanation:

C.(Less Intense)

Hope this helps u on your test

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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