Acentral theme of this story is that ? a.) though horrible, war is an opportunity for men to become heroes. b.) war is an awful bit sometimes necessary reality of the human condition. c.) the effects of war go beyond the physical deaths it causes. d.) in war, a soldier must be brutal in order to be a hero

its sounds like d would would be the best answer.

wheres the passage with the idiom underlined

1) correct answer: general clinton hoped that general burgoyne could him.

2. correct answer: “when they heard box 342 rung, however, they assumed the fire was out of their territory and unhitched the horses. only two fire companies were not fooled by the misleading alarm.”

3.) correct answer: generals were able to send secret messages to each other using a mask.