Answer:
D. Unemotional
Explanation:
Although the statements the narrator is making may evoke emotions within the reader and make them feel as if human race were in danger as they may realize that they are being watched by "minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic", and who represent a threat to human's society as they " regarded this earth with envious eyes", the narrator expresses the idea in a very neutral and unemotional way. There is no sign in the text that he or she is angry, panicked nor mysterious (he or she is giving many details).
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.
Charlie is afraid because he knows that the same thing will happen to him.
Answer:
- The outsider (by Colin Wilson)
- prey (by John Sandford)
- state of fear (by Michael Crichton)
The Long Walk and The Dark half are both written by Stephen King.
