7. Which of the following quotes from "The Morning of June 28, 1948" Best describes the aversion that the public felt toward Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery?"

A) "As a matter of fact, when I read it over later I decided that except for one two minor corrections, it needed no changes, and the story I finally typed up and sent off to my agent the next day was almost word for word the original draft."

B) "I didn't think it was perfect, but I didn't want to fuss with it."

C) "He asked for one change-That the date mentioned in the story be changed to coincide with the date of the issue of the magazine in which the story would appear, and I said of course."

D) "I wanted to tell him I knew the author, but after I heard what he was saying I decided I'd better not"

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Noe Ellison

20 November, 08:12

7. Which of the following quotes from "The Morning of June 28, 1948" Best describes the aversion that the public felt toward Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery?"

A) "As a matter of fact, when I read it over later I decided that except for one two minor corrections, it needed no changes, and the story I finally typed up and sent off to my agent the next day was almost word for word the original draft."

B) "I didn't think it was perfect, but I didn't want to fuss with it."

C) "He asked for one change-That the date mentioned in the story be changed to coincide with the date of the issue of the magazine in which the story would appear, and I said of course."

D) "I wanted to tell him I knew the author, but after I heard what he was saying I decided I'd better not"

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Bentley · Answer 1

The answer is letter C. "He asked for one change-That the date mentioned in the story be changed to coincide with the date of the issue of the magazine in which the story would appear, and I said of course."