Answer:
The term ramshackle seems to infer that the houses in the neighborhood are not in tip top shape , so the neighborhood consists of people who are not financially elevated. But Miss Lottie's home is the worst of them all. It's old and unkept. Which could suggest that Miss Lottie herself is old.
Answer: The Councils
Explanation:
This relates to the book, <em>The Anthem </em>by<em> Ayn Rand</em>. In this book, humans are going through another Dark Age of technological suppression and the powers that be have made it such that humans no longer have any individuality and they only refer to themselves in plural or collective terms.
Their jobs are assigned for them by the Council of Vocations and that of the Teacher who are meant to be just and were assigned by The Councils which carried the voice of justice.
If using imagery though looking at the picture
Answer: it means the silence was loud.
Explanation: the word deafening means; very loud, or unable to hear. so when the teacher screamed and the entire cafeteria went quiet, the silence was loud. thats all it means.