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Review the text. Then, choose two details that best suggest that Isaac sees Mariah as an overly cautious player with a weak gaming strategy.

"Turn off the torch!" I hissed into my headset. "Everyone will spot us!" I felt my pulse quicken as we moved into the dark clearing. "Every elf and bounty hunter in the forest can see us coming!"

In the top corner of my screen I noticed Isaac rolling his eyes. "What do you want to do, Mariah, stay hidden forever? We're way too far from the portal."

Although I enjoyed playing Crystal Portal with Isaac, sometimes his strategy made me wonder if he truly understood the game.

We would be much more effective if we were stealthy; we needed just a little more time to plan. We were so close to finding the portal, and I wished he would listen to me for once.

Isaac started cycling through his tools, selecting his fireballs. I felt my stomach tighten into a knot.

"Not the fireballs, Isaac! We need to organize first!" I shouted. But Isaac wasn't listening, and I knew the portal would have to wait.

As best I could, I prepared for the impending ambush. I selected chain mail armor and an invisibility potion.

"The players that remain are dangerous," I pointed out.

"Nah, with hardly anyone left, this will be easy!" Isaac retorted. "Let's go!"

I noticed Isaac's eyes narrow with concentration as his avatar charged into the darkness. I rapidly pressed buttons on my controller, and my character sprinted through the shadows.

My heart raced, hands covered in sweat. Suddenly, I dropped my controller.

"Isaac, wait!" I pleaded.

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In the top corner of my screen I noticed Isaac rolling his eyes. "What do you want to do, Mariah, stay hidden forever? We're way too far from the portal."
In the top corner of my screen I noticed Isaac rolling his eyes. "What do you want to do, Mariah, stay hidden forever? We're way too far from the portal."

Although I enjoyed playing Crystal Portal with Isaac, sometimes his strategy made me wonder if he truly understood the game.
Although I enjoyed playing Crystal Portal with Isaac, sometimes his strategy made me wonder if he truly understood the game.

"Not the fireballs, Isaac! We need to organize first!" I shouted. But Isaac wasn't listening, and I knew the portal would have to wait.
"Not the fireballs, Isaac! We need to organize first!" I shouted. But Isaac wasn't listening, and I knew the portal would have to wait.

"The players that remain are dangerous," I pointed out.
"The players that remain are dangerous," I pointed out.

I noticed Isaac's eyes narrow with concentration as his avatar charged into the darkness.

Answer 1

The two details that best suggest that Isaac sees Mariah as an overly cautious player with a weak gaming strategy are:

1. "In the top corner of my screen I noticed Isaac rolling his eyes. 'What do you want to do, Mariah, stay hidden forever? We're way too far from the portal.'"
2. "Nah, with hardly anyone left, this will be easy!" Isaac retorted. "Let's go!"

These excerpts show that Isaac is dismissive of Mariah's cautious approach and believes that she is unnecessarily delaying their progress. His rolled eyes and comments indicate that he views her strategy as overly cautious and lacking in confidence.