read the excerpt from “the lottery” by shirley jackson.

“it’s tessie,” mr. summers said, and his voice was hushed. “show us your paper, bill.”

how does this dialogue move the plot forward?

a. it sets the stoning of tessie in motion.

b. it causes old man warner to insist the lottery is necessary.

c. it makes the villagers change their minds.

d. it ends the story.

Read the hypothesis below and answer the question that follows. playing video games will improve individual spatial skills. what is the dependent variable in the experiment? a. playing video games b. type of subjects c. type of video game d. spatial skills

Ineed . identify the item that shows sharp and vivid details rather than vague and general ones (put a or b for your answer.) a. my brother doesn’t know the value of money. he buys new things, even though his old ones are still perfectly good. he recently took his girlfriend on a trip. they stayed at a nice hotel and ate all their meals out. while they were there, he proposed marriage to her and gave her an engagement ring. b. my brother bought a new car this year, even though his last car was only three years old and running well. he recently took his girlfriend to hawaii for a week. they stayed at a hilton hotel right on the beach and ate dinner by candlelight in elegant gourmet restaurants. on their last night there, he surprised her with a two-carat diamond ring.

Which piece of evidence from the article best explains a reason for black writers to differentiate their writing styles from white writers?