Question

Undeterred by the strict prison rules, Van Lew found ways to continue her intelligence swap with the prisoners. She realized, for example, that the books she frequently brought for the prisoners could offer a variety of ways to exchange information. She could tuck enciphered messages down a book's spine. She also developed another way of using books to conceal secret messages. She opened a book to a prearranged page and made a pinhole above each letter on that page that spelled out her secret message. Prisoners could easily respond in the same way.

—The Dark Game,
Paul Janeczko

What textual evidence supports the inference that Van Lew was a creative and determined spy? Check all that apply.

“Undeterred by the strict prison rules”
“she frequently brought [books] for the prisoners”
“She could tuck . . . messages down a book’s spine.”
“[She] made a pinhole above each letter . . . that spelled out her secret message.”
“Prisoners could easily respond in the same way.”

Answer 1

Selections:
- “Undeterred by the strict prison rules” — shows determination.
- “she frequently brought [books] for the prisoners” — shows persistence/ongoing effort.
- “She could tuck . . . messages down a book’s spine.” — shows creativity in hiding messages.
- “[She] made a pinhole above each letter . . . that spelled out her secret message.” — shows inventive, clever techniques.

“Prisoners could easily respond in the same way” describes the usability of the method but does not directly prove Van Lew’s creativity or determination.