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Based on the setting of "The Lottery," what conclusions can a reader draw about what the majority of townspeople most likely do for a living?
Most townspeople commute to office jobs.
Most townspeople own businesses in town.
Most townspeople work in the nearby mine.
Most townspeople farm and raise crops.
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Most townspeople farm and raise crops.
Evidence: the story is set in a small rural village with repeated references to planting, harvest time, and farming life (Old Man Warner is a farmer and the crowd’s routines reflect an agrarian community), so farming is the most likely occupation.
Evidence: the story is set in a small rural village with repeated references to planting, harvest time, and farming life (Old Man Warner is a farmer and the crowd’s routines reflect an agrarian community), so farming is the most likely occupation.
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