Question

Based on the description of the setting, what kind of

event would you expect this lottery to be?
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. The
people of the village began to gather in the square,
between the post office and the bank, around ten o'clock;
in some towns there were so many people that the lottery
took two days and had to be started on June 26th, but in
this village, where there were only about three hundred
people, the whole lottery took only about two hours, so it
could begin at ten o'clock in the morning and still be
through in time to allow the villagers to get home for
noon dinner.
- "The Lottery,
Shirley Jackson
a minor delay keeping people from working
a fascinating one that will last for days
a terrifying one on a dark and rainy day
an exciting one on a beautiful summer day

Answer 1

Answer: d or an exciting one on a beautiful summer day

Explanation: I just got the question right

Answer 2

An exciting one on a beautiful summer day.

Step-by-step explanation:

Shirley Jackson's The Lottery tells the story of how a village's annual ritual of conducting a lottery to chose one person to be stoned to death is carried out. And for this particular event, all the villagers, including children, were expected to forego their work and be present for the event.

The given passage shows the setting of the event where the people were gathered in the square. "The morning of June 27th was clear", in the village where there were just about three hundred people. So, for them, it will be easy to get it done with, unlike other villages where the lottery "took two days". This reveals that the particular lottery event in this village will be an exciting one, with the day being a beautiful summer day.

Thus, the correct answer is the last/ fourth option.