Read the excerpt from "one minute longer." "it's slow in the house, here, with nothing to do," he said to his chum. "i'm going up the lake with my gun to see if any wild ducks have landed in the marshes yet. it's almost time for them. want to come along? " how does the boy's decision to go duck hunting move the plot forward? it leads to the boy's fall through the ice into the lake. it shows the boy will be able to go out more since spring is coming. it reveals the setting is a lake near the marshes in the countryside. it explains wolf's loyalty and faithfulness to the boy.

Read the passage. the dust bowl during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states. in many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. the soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. these so-called “black blizzards” were so thick that they made daylight seem like dusk. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the “dust bowl.” over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms. in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end. which statement about this paragraph’s main idea is true? this paragraph’s main idea is stated in the topic sentence. there are not enough details to support the main idea. this paragraph’s main idea is implied. this paragraph does not express a main idea.