Why does the author include details about the purchases the Lin family makes at the rummage sale in "The All-American Slurp"

Lens quotation: "character is what you are in the dark." -dwight lyman moody

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.

Identify a synonym to the word “swine” as used by chekhov. dog pig coward bad person