Answer:
C. The June 27th date is an important tradition that occurs in summer
Explanation:
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson which tells the story of the annual tradition of stoning a drawn person, which is believed necessary foor a good harvest that year. The ritual is held every year on June 27th and this excerpt establishes the importance of that date by showing people of the village gathering in the square.
Furthermore, in some bigger villages, the lottery starts the day before in order for the final draw to be held on June 27th emphasizing the significance of that date and importance of the ritual taking place exactly on that day.
Crash
crash crash crash was the calm smooth
hudson current
percolating like your
electric kettle soul
earl grey hands wrapped around
crash on the pillowtop
the closest thing to injury you knew
the still crash the
crash they bottle on the radio for you
crash lulls you to sleep
crash crash crash all you heard
all you wanted all you didn’t know—
mirrors shatter
mercedes tangle with birchbark
little quarterbacks forget their names at 22
hello?
he drops the phone
forgets how to
pick it up
you fall in line
try to
forget too