In shirley jackson's "the lottery," tessie stands in the center of a cleared space as the villagers
move toward her with stones.
how does this event affect the story's plot?
it acts as the falling action of the spry by showing what happens to the person who
wins the lottery
it acts as the exposition of the story because it shows what the villagers do before the
lottery takes place
it acts as part of the story's rising action by showing that tessie was right to say the
drawing wasn't fair.
it acts as the turning point in the story by showing tessie finally learning what her fate
will be

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.