Question

read the excerpt from the dark game. but how would hall get that telegram? that would take some doing he admitted. then hall remembered mr h, one of his trusted operatives. it was mr h who had alerted mi8 to the suspicious activities of swedens charge daffaires in mexico city, folke cronholm. sharp - eyed mr h had noticed that cronholm was making frequent visits to the telegraph office, far more visits than one would expect from a representative of the swedish government, given the limited relationship between that government and mexico. which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt? folke cronholm was spying for the allied nations folke cronholm was a german diplomat folke cronholm was secretly working for the germans folke cronholm was receiving many personal telegrams

Explanation:

The text mentions Mr. H noticed Folke Cronholm making frequent visits to the telegraph - office more than expected from a Swedish government representative given the limited relationship between Sweden and Mexico. This suggests suspicious behavior. Among the options, the most logical inference is that he was secretly working for the Germans as his actions seem out - of - place for a normal representative. There is no evidence in the text for him being a German diplomat or receiving many personal telegraphs or spying for the Allied nations.

Answer:

Folke Cronholm was secretly working for the Germans