Imagine listening to an audio recording of the this sentence from "a new breed."

a study of gregor mendel, the most important scientist of the 1800s, could certainly answer that question!

how would the exclamation point affect the speaker's reading of the sentence?

a. the exclamation point would indicate that the speaker would convey anger.
b. the exclamation point would indicate that the speaker would convey humor.
c. the exclamation point would indicate that the speaker would convey excitement.
d. the exclamation point would indicate that the speaker would convey uncertainty.

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”

i believe the answer is d

an great real life example for the lottery principle is the real life lottery itself. it adheres to the lottery principle so much it's even called lottery. you apply for the lottery in the manner of getting a ticket and if you are lucky, the goods are distributed to you, in this case, the huge amounts of money. there are other real life example but this is the best one.

there is no short story here so that i can answer the question.