What kind of mood is created in the opening of “the lottery: "the morning of june 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green." question 12 options: cheerful gloomy sorrowful heavy question 13 (1 point) “the original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before old man warner, the oldest man in town, was born.” in the passage, what is the word paraphernalia referring to? question 13 options: the clothing worn to the lottery. the chant that used to be sung during the lottery the equipment needed for the lottery the papers that are stored in the black box. question 14 (1 point) what does the black box represent? question 14 options: the tradition of the lottery every year. the color of the suits that the men were wearing. earth and the coffin of the person who won the lottery. question 15 (1 point) the general attitude of the villagers in attendance can be best described as question 15 options: jovial solemn impatient horrified question 16 (1 point) what was the original purpose of the lottery? question 16 options: the small town was becoming overpopulated. a ritual sacrifice to guarantee a plentiful crop. to determine who will be the next leader of the town. section 3: "the lottery" part 2 read the "lottery" and answer the following questions! click here to read the story. click here to listen to the audio. question 17 (1 point) why was tessie late to arrive at the gathering to hold the lottery? question 17 options: she started to leave town to protest the lottery. she forgot what day it was. she wasn’t late—she was the first to arrive. she ran away but was caught and returned. question 18 (1 point) what is the traditional job of the village boys on lottery day? question 18 options: they collect stones and bring them to the town square. they from an honor guard for the lottery box. they keep the younger children in line until their name is called. question 19 (1 point) which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery? question 19 options: hard, jagged ones heavy, flat ones smooth, round ones shiny, decorative ones question 20 (1 point) what happens to the lottery “winner”? question 20 options: the “winner” wins all the money in the town’s treasury. the “winner” is taken to be beheaded by mr. graves. the “winner” is stoned to death by the entire village. question 21 (1 point) what a theme in this short story? question 21 options: the foolishness of blindly following tradition. the value of human life. the need for tradition in small towns. the need for change in a community.

Answer(s):

12. Cheerful

Evidence: "The morning...was clear and sunny...fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely...grass was richly green."

13. The equipment needed for the lottery

Evidence: They had to use different materials in The Lottery.

14. Earth and the coffin of the person who won The lottery

Evidence: The winner of The Lottery dies

15. Either jovial, solemn, or impatient

Evidence: The villagers weren't necessarily happy and excited for The Lottery, but they weren't very worried or upset about it either.

16. A ritual sacrifice to gurantee a plentiful crop

Evidence: The purpose of holding The Lottery was to ensure that plenty of crops and plants would thrive in the coming year

17. She forgot what day it was

18. They collect stones and bring them to the town square

19. Either hard, jagged ones or heavy, flat ones.

20. The "winner" is stoned to death by the entire village

21. The need for change in a community

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1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.