Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

It shares the detail that the war lasted four years.

Explanation:

The first paragraph of The Dark Game best supports the idea that the Civil War was a long war by sharing details that it lasted for about four years.

The author of The Dark Game makes an elaborate and detailed duration of the war which is four years and he also noted that the people did not expect the war to be as long as four years as it brought to them untold hardship and suffering.