"the lottery" by shirley jackson. "you didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. i saw you. it wasn't fair! " what is the effect of this dialogue on the plot? it shows that mr. summers has manipulated the lottery to protect himself and punish tessie, thereby revealing the story's conflict. tessie's protestations spark a minor rebellion that is soon squashed by mr. summers. tessie's words raise the tension of the story, forcing readers to wonder why she is so upset and propelling the tale to its climax. mr. summers considers a redrawing of the village's lottery.

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

How are the characters of tablin and keyn revealed in this excerpt from "the guard" by simon dunbar? a. indirectly through dialogue and by thoughts and actions b. directly through a narrative description c. indirectly through dialogue "where's my horse? " keyn asked. tablin looked around the dirt courtyard. he tried to peer through the shadowy arches of the flowing barrel. he even twisted in his saddle to look across the merchant's bazaar, past tents and warehouses filled with goods. "i don't know," he said. "did you leave it in your mouth? it's the only place i can think of that's big enough." keyn laughed; something got stuck in his throat half way, and he coughed for breath. "i can see you're good to go,” tablin observed as keyn struggled to clear his throat. “go get your horse yourself before i take the job and leave you to rot in the flowing barrel."

How did rick respond to this conflict