In, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, Lot's wife is one of many biblical references Rowlandson makes in her account. Research what Rowlandson means by saying, "and I understood something of Lot's wife's temptation." Why would she choose this reference to make an allusion?

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,

the answer is mary made mudpies on monday.

remember alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.  

well if u read the book you would know that she meant to