“The lottery” "There was a great deal of fussing to be done..." Why would this statement be considered ironic?
a. the postmaster has on a clean shirt
b. the heads of the family gather
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c. the box is falling apart and there is never a consistent ritual.
d. Mr. Summer is proper and important.

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demons that is dreaming which of these poetic devices is used here?

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.