The Lottery and Other Stories
Which passage from the story most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?
Question 5:
Which of the following words best describes the general mood of the villagers in attendance?
Answer: c- Jovial
Answer choices:
a “The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.” b “After that, there was a long pause, a breathless pause, until Mr. Summers, holding his slip of paper in the air, said, ’All right, fellows.’” c “’Well, now,’ Mr. Summers said soberly, ’guess we better get started, get this over with, so’s we can go back to work. Anybody ain’t here?’” d “’Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while.’”
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