A. Readers were deeply affected by Jackson's story.
Explanation:
In these lines, Jackson explains what the impact of her story was. She tells us that the story "The Lottery" was not the first or only story she ever wrote. However, she says that people would remember her name even if it had been. This implies that people consider the story and the author to be important enough to be remembered, which implies that readers were deeply affected by her story.
Why did the neighbours immediately call the cops? Did they already know he was guilty? Were the cops making him go insane at the end? Did the cops suspect him before he admitted it? What is wrong with the narrator mentally? Is he even human?
