From paragraph 1:

. . the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o’clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow villagers to get home for noon dinner.

from paragraph 10:

“well, now." mr. summers said soberly, "guess we better get started, get this over with, so we can go back to work.”

the underlined phrases set an ironic tone since they imply that

this june the lottery will be held in a less formal setting
this year’s drawing of names will be held in a less relaxed atmosphere
the current lottery will be less beneficial to everyone compared to last year’s
the community’s raffling of names will cause little interruption in its daily life

The answer is D: the community's raffling of names will cause little interruption in its daily life.

 Since the lottery took around two hours, this event held during working hours interfere in the routine of the villagers and their work. Mr Summers, not wanting to waste his time, suggests that the activity starts soon and is finished without delay, which will make it possible for them go back to work, and not only go home for lunch.

in which scenario might one be asked to take minute meetings?

answer: b. a student attending an orientation

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

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