The excerpt provides clues to which part of the context?
when the story takes place
what the main conflict is
where the story takes place
who the major characters are

Where the story takes place.

Explanation:

"The Lottery", Shirley Jackson's short story, is about a ritual that takes place every year in a small village in America. The winner of the lottery, however, does not win any money - he/she dies by stoning.

In the excerpt given above, the author reveals topics that are commonly discussed among the men from the story - planting, rain, tractors and taxes. This gives the readers a clue about the location where the story takes place. We can assume that such topics are commonly discussed among the villagers who earn their living through agriculture. The story, therefore, takes place in a rural area.

hold on ill find it

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.