Read the excerpt from "The Enigma Machine.” At Bletchley Park, the main site in Britain where Enigma codes were deciphered, six thousand messages were decoded every day by a staff of ten thousand men and women. Many of the messages were inconsequential, but more than a few were critical to the outcome of the war. Which is the best summary of this paragraph? At Bletchley Park, thousands of people worked hard to help the British and Allied troops during the war.

At Bletchley Park, the ten thousand people on the staff figured out over six thousand codes, some of which were very important to the war effort.

Ten thousand people worked at Bletchley Park, but some of the codes they solved were inconsequential to the war effort.

Six thousand codes were figured out at Bletchley Park, including some that had importance in regard to the war.

What details of the first two paragraphs convey a sense of the ordinary,behind the scenes routines of film critics?

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.

How does richard lovelace depict war in this excerpt from “to lucasta, going to the wars”?