Money available, how much they work, the parents emotional wellness, how the parent was raised, etc
The answer to the question above is "Plot & Character - important" that will be most helpful as Duncan re-reads his notes to find the central idea of the interview. Duncan separates his note in two section paragraphs which contain different information. The first section obviously<span> talks about the plot and character in thriller stories. The second contains important extra information from the interview.</span>
Assuming that you're talking about racing the storm tv show,
the author create suspense through pacing by jumping through a car chase scene, without explaining any background about how and why it happen, which directly created suspense in the first minute of the show
I believe b, because then is considered a transition word
Santiago discovers that the Soul of the World is within everyone and everything