Question

How does the first paragraph of The Dark Game best support the central idea that the Civil War was a long war?

It shares the detail that the war lasted four years.
It states what people believed about the war at the time.
It tells how many soldiers actually died in the war.
It gives an example of a battle that lasted almost two days.

Answer 1

It shares the detail that the war lasted four years.

Reason: stating the war’s four-year duration directly supports the idea that it was a long war; the other choices don’t directly indicate overall length.