Read the sentence from "the lottery."

the lottery was conducted – as were the square dances, the teen-age club, the halloween program – by mr. summers, who had time and energy to devote to civic activities.

what is most ironic about this sentence?

-that mr. summers has time to devote to community events
-that these events take a considerable amount of time to prepare
-that the village has a teen club
-that the lottery is thought of as a civic activity

The right answer is "that the lottery is thought of as a civic activity".

The lottery is a game in which people bet on numbers in order to win the established value for the lottery. That is, it is a method of distributing prizes and not a civic activity.

alliteration is the repetition of the same or similar consonants. having that in mind, i would say that the correct answer is: so shows a snowy dove trooping with crows.

1. both men a determined to break douglass.

2. douglass is still considered to be one of captain anthony's possessions.

3. douglass escapes to freedom in the north and changes his name.

4. the events are usually written from a distance in time.

5. the recording of events in chronological order.