1. a detail that is not needed is called information. bonus important irrelevant 2. a detail that is connected to the main idea is called information. extra bonus supporting 3. "moons remind me of the twilight saga" is an example of information from the passage. bonus important irrelevant

1. A detail that is not needed is called irrelevant information. Is called irrelevant because if omitted, the detail might not change the meaning and the porpuse of the sentence.

2. A detail that is connected to the main idea is called supporting information. A detail supports an idea when it complements the idea instead of adding extra information to emphasize or clarify the idea, it is also important that an extra detail could be omitted.

3. "Moons remind me of the Twilight saga" is an example of irrelevant information from the passage. Due to the fact that the twilight is the time when the moon is getting ready to rise, so, it is reduntant to talk about moon and twilight.  

d. lennie pats too hard, and then panics.