"Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and
acorns. There's always been a lottery," he added petulantly. "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody." —“The Lottery,”
Shirley Jackson
Based on this passage, what do townspeople believe will happen if they stop holding the lottery?
A.They will lose their corn crop.
B.They will no longer be able to find acorns.
C.The townspeople will stop making jokes.
D.The town will lose its young people.
Answer: The correct answer is A- they will lose their corn crop. The lottery has been held for so long, it has become a time honored tradition-good or bad. People are afraid to challenge that tradition for fear of destroying the corn crop and having to eat stewed chickweed and acorns.
The best option regarding Spain's treatment of the native americans would be that "<span>C. they were treated poorly and forced to work for Spanish businesses," since the Spanish exploited both the Natives and their land. </span>
How did the expansion of the Roman Republic affect small farmers? Small farmers bought more land, allowing them to move into a higher social class. Small farmers could not compete with higher levels of production from large estates. Small farmers lost income because their farms were not connected to cities by roads.
