Nigella Edford’s Time for Intrigue is a deftly-plotted spy novel with suspenseful, twisty situations that seem plausible thanks to its sharply observant descriptions and nods to real historical characters and events. By switching often and abruptly between narrative viewpoints and ending each chapter with a cliffhanger, Edford keeps the reader flipping pages, desperate to find out what happens to the characters next. Having worked for MI5 herself for twenty years, retired spymaster Edford has drawn on her comprehensive familiarity with cyphers, spy-tech, and foreign locations to construct a thoroughly convincing world for her fast-talking and quick-thinking agents of espionage to inhabit. Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which quotations from the passage show the book reviewer’s opinion of Nigella Edford’s Time for Intrigue? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses “a thoroughly convincing world for her fast-talking and quick-thinking agents” “a thoroughly convincing world for her fast-talking and quick-thinking agents” “deftly-plotted spy novel with suspenseful, twisty situations” “deftly-plotted spy novel with suspenseful, twisty situations” “By switching often and abruptly between narrative viewpoints” “By switching often and abruptly between narrative viewpoints” “comprehensive familiarity with cyphers, spy-tech, and foreign locations” “comprehensive familiarity with cyphers, spy-tech, and foreign locations” “Having worked for MI5 herself for twenty years”
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The two quotations from the passage that show the book reviewer’s opinion of Nigella Edford’s Time for Intrigue are:
These selections highlight the reviewer's positive assessment of the novel's plot and the world-building elements.
