Why is it significant that the villagers have forgotten the ritual but remember to use stones?
Read the passage from "The Lottery."
Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost
the original black box, they still remembered to use
stones. The pile of stones the boys had made earlier
was ready, there were stones on the ground with the
blowing scraps of paper that had come out of the box.
Mrs. Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to
pick it up with both hands and turned to Mrs. Dunbar.
"Come on," she said. "Hurry up."
It suggests that people in society often do things
without the intent to harm people.
It symbolizes that people unconsciously follow
society's conventions even when they are unethical.
O It suggests that most people in society are aware of
the reasons for their actions.
It symbolizes that most people in society are willing
to sacrifice their happiness for others.

Malcolm x's attitude towards the dictionary could best be described as a) apathetic b) dumbfounded c) awestruck d) disinterested

How is the speaker's writing assignment in "theme for english b" affected by his setting in place and time? the speaker focuses more on his fascination with music than on the core of the assignment. the speaker reflects that he has nothing in common with his instructor, who will therefore not understand his essay. the speaker has trouble with the assignment because he questions what is true about his own identity.< < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < ,,

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich aspired to be part of the elite in society from a young age? a. ivan ilyich was  le phenix de la famille  as people said.  he was neither as cold and formal as his elder brother nor as wild as the younger, but was a happy mean between them—an intelligent polished, lively and agreeable man. b.  even when he was at the school of law he was just what he remained for the rest of his life:   a capable, cheerful, good-natured, and sociable man, though strict in the fulfillment of what he considered to be his duty:   and he considered his duty to be what was so considered by those in authority. c.neither as a boy nor as a man was he a toady, but from early youth was by nature attracted to people of high station as a fly is drawn to the light, assimilating their ways and views of life and establishing friendly relations with them. d.all the enthusiasms of childhood and youth passed without leaving much trace on him; he succumbed to sensuality, to vanity, and latterly among the highest classes to liberalism, but always within limits which his instinct unfailingly indicated to him as correct. e.at school he had done things which had formerly seemed to him very horrid and made him feel disgusted with himself when he did them;