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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery."

Explain what is learned by the actions of the characters in
the excerpt.
Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children,
speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood
together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their
jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. The
women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came
shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and
exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands.
Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call
to their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to
be called four or five times. Bobby Martin ducked under his
mother's grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the pile of
stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby came
quickly and took his place between his father and his oldest
brother
The lottery was a happy occasion because the men told
jokes, the children laughed, and the women were able to
exchange gossip.
The lottery may not have been a happy occasion
because the men smiled rather than laughed, and the
children were apparently very hesitant to join their families
when it started.
Most of the villagers were indifferent about the lottery
since it was held every year, and they already knew the
outcome this time.
Most of the villagers were ready to do away with the
lottery since it was an outdated custom, carried over from
years past.

User Bruce Mu
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Answer:

b

Step-by-step explanation:

:)

User Dean Chen
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Answer:

its actually B) The lottery may not have been a happy occasion because the men smiled rather than laughed, and the children were apparently very hesitant to join their families when it started.

its not (A) killing people is not a happy occasion.

again for anyone who doesn't know murdering people is not good, kinda the point of the book

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