Which best completes this summary of the first paragraph of the darkness game? in 1861, many did not believe the civil war would last long; however, (1) the first shot was fired on april 12. (2) the fighting lasted four years. (3) over 600,000 soldiers died. (4) fort sumter was overtaken.

In 1861, many did not believe the Civil War would last long; however, the fighting lasted four years.

Explanation:

The Civil war was the deadliest war in the United States of America, the president at the time Abraham Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery and the fight between the Union and The Confederate States became brutal, this was a very long war were many died from little young to elderly fought. In this line, the word "however" is an expression of contrast in the ideas, which makes "the fight lasted four years" the best answer from being opposite to the first sentence that says people did not believe it would last long

In 1861, many did not believe the Civil War would last long; however, FIGHTING LASTED FOUR YEARS!

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.