Answer:
It was Lexie's birthday and she could not be more excited. She turned sixteen that day and thought everyone would want to celebrate her because they always did. However her day did not go as she planned it would. Her morning brought sadness and feelings of being forgotten because her mother was not even their to wish her happy birthday. On her way to school she assumed her friends and teachers would remember however they did not. She contained her emotions but she felt like crying. Feeling all alone because everyone had forgotten and her friends disappeared she went home. When she got home however her feelings changed. Everyone surprised her for her birthday and she no longer felt forgotten.
Explanation:
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The mood of the beginning of the story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is _playful_. Later in the story, it becomes tensed. So, according to your question, the answer is "playful"
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