Read the following passage: for a long time, i refused to forgive philippe for what he had said, i held on to my unforgiveness in the hopes that by drinking this poison i might kill my enemy. but soon it was my insides that were burning. how does the metaphor in this passage most clearly support the author's purpose? o a. it compares unforgiveness to drinking poison to show that it hurts the offended more than the offender o b. it likens enemies to poison to show that sometimes we don't know we've been harmed until it's too late. o c. it makes philippe seem like poison to show how he damaged the speaker's inner being. o d. it illustrates unforgiveness as a poison to show how it can be administered incorrectly.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.