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Read the excerpt from "The Lottery."

People began to look around to see the Hutchinsons. Bill Hutchinson was standing quiet, staring down at the paper in his hand. Suddenly, Tessie Hutchinson shouted to Mr. Summers, "You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!"

"Be a good sport, Tessie." Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, "All of us took the same chance."

"Shut up, Tessie," Bill Hutchinson said.

Which statement best identifies the conflict in this excerpt?

Tessie Hutchinson is in conflict with society.
Bill Hutchinson is in conflict with his feelings.
Mrs. Delacroix is in conflict with Tessie.
Mr. Summers is in conflict with society.

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Tessie Hutchinson is in conflict with society.

She objects to how the lottery was run and protests its fairness, while the other townspeople (and even her husband) insist she accept the result and dismiss her complaint — showing an individual vs. society conflict.