How does the first paragraph of the dark game best support the central idea that the civil war was a long war?

a)it shares the detail that the war lasted four years.

b)it states what people believed about the war at the time.

c)it tells how many soldiers actually died in the war.

d)it gives an example of a battle that lasted almost two days.

The correct answer is A) it shares the detail that the war lasted four years.

The first paragraph of “The Dark Game” best support the central idea that the Civil War was a long war in that it shares the detail that the war lasted four years.

That is the central idea of the first paragraph of “The Dark Game” was precisely to let the reader know that the Civil War lasted longer than it was expected to last. The idea of the first paragraph is that in 1861, many people did not believe that the Civil War would last long, but it ended to last four years.  

“The Dark Game” is a novel written by Paul B. Janeczko in 2012. The novel refers to the story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a famous spy during the Civil War time.  

It shares the detail that the war lasted four years.

Explanation:

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