Question

read this paragraph from the dark game. what is the best summary of this paragraph? when the war began, elizabeth van lew was considered a southern \spinster.\ she was in her early forties and unmarried. what could she do, she wondered, to serve her country? the answer came to her when she recalled her fathers aunt lettia telling her how she had ministered to the captured troops of the continental army during the american revolution, especially those who had been wounded in action. elizabeth van lew was an unmarried woman in her forties who wanted to serve her country but did not know how. elizabeth van lew asked herself what she wanted to do to help the northern cause during the civil war. elizabeth van lew was called a spinster in the south during the time of the civil war because she had been unmarried for such a long time. elizabeth van lew wanted to help during the civil war and drew inspiration from a relative who had taken care of wounded revolutionary soldiers.

Explanation:

The paragraph begins by introducing Elizabeth Van Lew as a spinster during the Civil War. It then shows her desire to serve her country and how she got inspiration from her relative Letitia who had ministered to Continental army troops. The first option only focuses on her being unmarried and not knowing how to serve. The second option is too vague about what she wanted to do. The third option only emphasizes her being called a spinster. The fourth option correctly captures her desire to help during the Civil War and her inspiration from a relative.

Answer:

Elizabeth Van Lew wanted to help during the Civil War and drew inspiration from a relative who had taken care of wounded Revolutionary soldiers.