What conclusion cannot be drawn about the "lottery"? shirley jackson's "the lottery" was a)written as an allegory for communist russia b) "the lottery" was published in 1948 in the new yorker c) in "the lottery" the tone of the opening is light- hearted and happy d) "the lottery " is an example of how prejudices become tradition

The correct answer is actually 'Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" was written as an allegory for Communist Russia.'

Explanation:

I took the quiz myself, and that answer was correct :)

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

a. both connotative and denotative.