Question

read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. as montgomery and de grey slowly made their way through the message, they noticed more and more oddities. for example, 97556 appeared near the end of the message; the 90000 family indicated important names that were not used very often in messages. we can imagine their shock when they realized that 97556 stood for zimmermann. that single name fired the men with excitement as they began working on the message from the beginning. in time, some of the coded \words\ began to give up their secrets. they found most secret and for your excellencys personal information. the men pushed on, discovering mexico and japan in the text. what could that mean? and what was germanys interest in mexico? how did japan figure into the plan? the men could not think of a reason for the connection among. which word best describes the tone of the passage? lighthearted frustrated suspenseful frightened

Explanation:

The passage builds anticipation as Montgomery and de Grey decode the message, with elements like their shock at discovering "97556 stood for Zimmermann" and the unanswered questions about Mexico and Japan creating a sense of suspense. Words like "slowly made their way through the message" and "What could that mean?" contribute to the suspenseful tone.

Answer:

suspenseful