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.
Answer
A
Characters arguing with Tessie
B
Bill standing quietly
C
Bill staring at the paper
D
Mrs. Delacroix correcting Tessie
Explanation
The excerpt shows several characters reacting to Tessie’s protest: Mrs. Delacroix tells her to be a good sport, Mrs. Graves says everyone took the same chance, and Bill tells her to shut up. Together, these lines show characters arguing with Tessie. Bill standing quietly and staring at the paper are details, but they do not capture the main interaction.
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