What kind of mood is created in the opening of “the lottery: "the morning of june 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green." question 12 options: cheerful gloomy sorrowful heavy question 13 (1 point) “the original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before old man warner, the oldest man in town, was born.” in the passage, what is the word paraphernalia referring to? question 13 options: the clothing worn to the lottery. the chant that used to be sung during the lottery the equipment needed for the lottery the papers that are stored in the black box. question 14 (1 point) what does the black box represent? question 14 options: the tradition of the lottery every year. the color of the suits that the men were wearing. earth and the coffin of the person who won the lottery. question 15 (1 point) the general attitude of the villagers in attendance can be best described as question 15 options: jovial solemn impatient horrified question 16 (1 point) what was the original purpose of the lottery? question 16 options: the small town was becoming overpopulated. a ritual sacrifice to guarantee a plentiful crop. to determine who will be the next leader of the town. section 3: "the lottery" part 2 read the "lottery" and answer the following questions! click here to read the story. click here to listen to the audio. question 17 (1 point) why was tessie late to arrive at the gathering to hold the lottery? question 17 options: she started to leave town to protest the lottery. she forgot what day it was. she wasn’t late—she was the first to arrive. she ran away but was caught and returned. question 18 (1 point) what is the traditional job of the village boys on lottery day? question 18 options: they collect stones and bring them to the town square. they from an honor guard for the lottery box. they keep the younger children in line until their name is called. question 19 (1 point) which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery? question 19 options: hard, jagged ones heavy, flat ones smooth, round ones shiny, decorative ones question 20 (1 point) what happens to the lottery “winner”? question 20 options: the “winner” wins all the money in the town’s treasury. the “winner” is taken to be beheaded by mr. graves. the “winner” is stoned to death by the entire village. question 21 (1 point) what a theme in this short story? question 21 options: the foolishness of blindly following tradition. the value of human life. the need for tradition in small towns. the need for change in a community.