A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list.
Option A.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The lottery is a story which focuses on the theme and the message of examining the traditions of the society again. It becomes prime focus and of utmost importance to examine them again if these traditions are outdated and very old.
In this excerpt given in the story, we get to know that people listen to the person who is in authority and this authority has been taken by Mr Summers. It also shows that people act according to the rules and procedures now.
In the Crucible, you don't have much information about this character. She is a little girl with no siblings who becomes will. She is one of the accusing girls in The Crucible and you do not have much information on her personality or life, really.
Yes I think he actually sleeps there because throughout the whole poem he talks about how he loves this girl an how beautiful she is. Also by the other Edgar Allen Poe poems and stories I've read by him he seems to talk about death and is very literal about it.
