(For me it was a revelation to see their different reactions. Some returned with their nerves absolutely shattered, in shreds. Their hands were shaking uncontrollably as they lit cigarette after cigarette. Others as cool as cucumber. And I realized then that we all have a breaking point. And we can never know until we are faced with the situation what the breaking point actually is. Perhaps that is why departing agents were strongly urged to take the cyanide pill, which was always hidden somewhere around that person, before they left. It would kill the, within two minutes)

2. Infer Make an inference about why special agents might have been encouraged to use their cyanide pill if captured. Identify where the text provides explicit information, and the implicit meaning that led to your inference.