I would love to help but I’m afraid that there’s a book that is behind this and I haven’t read it so I wouldn’t know how to answer these questions.
The answer is "New England"
An open compound is a word where an adjective is added and creates a new noun, so "New" is added to "England" to create a new noun "New England"
another example of an open compound would be "peanut butter"
Answer:
The "lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Theme: someone who is blamed for the evils of a society and banished in order to expel sin and allow for renewal.
Explanation:
The danger of tradition and blindly following along is not always a good idea.
I think the answer would be : C. Acrophobia : heights
The definition of xenophobia is the fear of the person beside his/her own culture
And the definition of Acrophobia is the fear of height. So i think both have the same analogy
hope this helps