Question

This question is about the article, "5 Held in a Plot to Bug Democrats' Office Here"

Read the quotation from the article about the Watergate break-in. It comes from an attorney for one of the burglars.

“She said that her husband told her to call me if he hadn’t called her by 3 a.m.: that it might mean he was in trouble.”

How does this quotation help to develop or elaborate on ideas in the article?


A. It supports the idea that the burglary was planned in advance by men who were not career criminals or “typical” burglars.


B. It raises important questions about the burglar’s wife and her involvement in the break-in.


C. It builds on the idea that the lawyers who were received the call was involved in the conspiracy from the very beginning.


D. It demonstrates that the men who committed the burglary did so knowing that they were going to get caught.

Answer 1

The answers are, 1.) It supports the idea that the burglary was planned in advance by men who were not career criminals or “typical” burglars. 2.) It suggests that the burglary was complicated and needed to be deliberately planned. 3.) It creates an unbiased tone, which allows the facts to speak for themselves.