I would say B and D also. A and C make no sense and are irrelevant. Keep using deductive reasoning and have a good day!
Answer: A. Felt that their efforts were not successful.
Explanation: In the given excerpt from "A Rumor of War" we can see the description of how the soldiers felt discouraged because they discovered that the men they had scorned as peasant guerrillas were a lethal enemy. From the given options, the one that best expresses the fellings of the soldiers about the discovery and the situation, is the corresponding to option A, they felt that their efforts were not successful, and that broke their confidence.
Because everyones thoughts and opinions are wired different in their own brain. if i like chocolate and you don't thats you have a different thought than me. when reading something someone can also emphasize a different word than you do when reading the same sentence making the sentence mean something else. welcome to the english language.
Answer:
Distance makes the heart fonder is an <em>idiomatic</em><em> </em><em>expression</em>
<em>but</em><em> </em>Absence makes the heart fonder is an <em>adage</em><em> </em><em> </em><em>(</em><em> </em><em>proverb</em><em> </em><em>)</em>
