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old man warner snorted. \pack of crazy fools,\ he said. \listening to t…

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old man warner snorted. \pack of crazy fools,\ he said. \listening to the young folks, nothings good enough for them. next thing you know, theyll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. used to be a saying about lottery in june, corn be heavy soon. first thing you know, wed all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. theres always been a lottery,\ he added petulantly. \bad enough to see young joe summers up there joking with everybody.\
\some places have already quit lotteries,\ mrs. adams said.

othing but trouble in that,\ old man warner said stoutly. \pack of young fools.\
(13) \martin.\ and bobby martin watched his father go forward. \overdyke... percy.\
\i wish theyd hurry,\ mrs. dunbar said to her older son. \i wish theyd hurry.\
\theyre almost through,\ her son said.
\you get ready to run tell dad,\ mrs. dunbar said.
mr. summers called his own name and then stepped forward precisely and selected a slip from the box. then he called, \warner.\
(14) \seventy-seventh year i been in the lottery,\ old man warner said as he went through the crowd. \seventy-seventh time.\
\watson.\ the tall boy came awkwardly through the crowd. someone said, \dont be nervous, jack,\ and mr. summers said, \take your time, son.\
\zanini.\
after that, there was a long pause, a breathless pause, until mr. summers, holding his slip of paper in the air, said, \all right, fellows.\ for a minute, no one moved, and then all the slips of paper were opened. suddenly, all the women began to speak at once, saying, \who is it?\ \whos got it?\ \is it the dunbars?\ \is it the watsons?\ then the voices began to say, \its hutchinson. its bill.\ \bill hutchinsons got it.\
\go tell your father,\ mrs. dunbar said to her older son.
(15) 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 didnt give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. i saw you. it wasnt 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.

guiding questions
questions 8 or 11
why is mrs. hutchinson upset?
a mr. summers tricked her husband.
b she wasnt chosen for the lottery.
c her husband was chosen for the lottery.
d mr. summers chose her husband for the lottery.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

The text shows that after the lottery slips are opened, it's announced that Bill Hutchinson has the selected slip. Immediately, Tessie Hutchinson (Mrs. Hutchinson) shouts in protest, upset that her husband was chosen.

Answer:

C. Her husband was chosen for the lottery.