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.
Theme sentence: The danger of tradition and blindly following along is not always a good idea
Answer: in a drowsy
Explanation:
Languid means “slow and relaxed.”. Someone who's languid is weak. The context clue that is most helpful in determining this definition is "in a drowsy".
Someone who's drowsy is sleepy, lethargic, slow and weak. Therefore, based on the explanation, tge correct option is C.
An equal number of eighth-grade students chosen by chance from the athletic teams and school clubs
Answer:
" this premeditated invasion "
" our interests are in grave danger "
Explanation:
The author seems to want to make the reader step back and ponder, maybe a bit out of fear as much as anything else. And he does so by using loaded words like " grave " Invasion " " premeditated " ect. ect.
