Question

What does Jackson hint in the story when Teşsie is very late arriving? ☺ A.That Tessie is always late for everything. B. That Tessie is a scatter brain. C. That Tessie is not originally from the village. D. That Tessie has a premonition of something bad​

Answer 1

Answer: A. That Tessie is always late for everything.

Explanation:

In the short story, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, a small town of 300 is conducting their lottery. Although the purpose of the lottery was never explicitly stated, it appears to be to choose person to sacrifice for the good of the town.

Somewhere in the book we are introduced to Tessie Hutchinson who arrives late for the lottery. An inference that can be made from the way people reacted to her being late was that she was always late for everything.