<u>Answer:</u> a) The reader must infer that Mr. Watson is last year's victim since his son, Jack, is designated as head of household.
The story is "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
The passage the question is referring to is the following:
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"Right." Sr. Summers said. He made a note on the list he was holding. Then he asked, "Watson boy drawing this year?"
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<em>A tall boy in the crowd raised his hand. "Here," he said. "I'm drawing for my mother and me." He blinked his eyes nervously and ducked his head as several voices in the crowd said things like "Good fellow, Jack." and "Glad to see your mother's got a man to do it."</em>
We have previously learned that if a household does not have a "father" to draw for the family, the responsibility passes to the oldest son. In this case, Jack is drawing for him and his mother, which implies that there is no "father" to do it. Therefore, we can assume that his father, Mr. Watson, has been killed in the lottery of previous years,
After the Roman satirist Horace: Satire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty
Ponyboy questions his pride in being a Greaser because he hates the fact that the Socs and the Greasers are always fighting and he wishes they could all just get along. Also, he feels this way because people look at them and judge them for being Greasers, they always think they are criminals and get into a lot of trouble.
