Question

The central idea of The Dark Game is that women were involved in espionage during the Civil War. How does the author develop this central idea in the text?

by stating facts about how many women acted as spies
by sharing quotations from women who were spies
by discussing the story of a famous woman spy
by giving details about how women trained to become spies

Answer 1

by discussing the story of a famous woman spy

The author develops the central idea by giving a specific example/anecdote (a famous woman spy) that illustrates how women took part in Civil War espionage, supporting the main point with concrete evidence.