Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." Explain what is learned by the actions of the characters
in the excerpt.
Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own
children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and
taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones
in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled
rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house
dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk.
They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip
as they went to join their husbands. Soon the women,
standing by their husbands, began to call to their
children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be
called four or five times. Bobby Martin ducked under his
mother's grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the
pile of stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby
came quickly and took his place between his father and
his oldest brother.
O The lottery was a happy occasion because the men
told jokes, the children laughed, and the women were
able to exchange gossip.
O The lottery may not have been a happy occasion
because the men smiled rather than laughed, and the
children were apparently very hesitant to join their
families when it started.
O Most of the villagers were indifferent about the lottery
since it was held every year, and they already knew
the outcome this time.
O Most of the yillagers were ready to do away with the
lottery since was an outdated custom, carried over
from years past.

Read the excerpt from the war of the worlds, in which the crowd begins to disperse just before the first martian exits the cylinder.when i returned to the common the sun was setting. scattered groups were hurrying from the direction of woking, and one or two persons were returning. the crowd about the pit had increased, and stood out black against the lemon yellow of the sky—a couple of hundred people, perhaps. there were raised voices, and some sort of struggle appeared to be going on about the pit. strange imaginings passed through my mind. as i drew nearer i heard stent's voice: "keep back! keep back! "a boy came running towards me."it's a-movin'," he said to me as he passed; 'a-screwin' and a-screwin' out. i don't like it. i'm a-goin' 'ome, i am."what options accurately depict the impact of the boy's words on pacing within the excerpt? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsthe setting is in england, so the boy's words provide the reader with the dialect of the area. even though that slows down the plot, the boy's words contain important information.the plot's forward movement is slow at the beginning of the excerpt because there is little action. the boy's words increase the tension and counteract that lag.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.the narrator is not close enough to see clearly into the pit, so the boy's words provide the narrator with the information he needs, which moves the plot forward.wrong? the boy's words serve to speed up the pacing of the plot because, as he is talking to the narrator, he is running past him to get away.