Read the excerpt from "The Lottery."
Which line from the excerpt provides clues about the
setting?
Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children,
speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood
together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their
jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. The
women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came
shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and
exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands.
Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own
children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes.
They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the
corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather
than laughed.
The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters,
came shortly after their menfolk.
They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip
as they went to join their husbands.

Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes.

Explanation: This is pretty much the only answer that has detail about the surroundings or at least sets the tone for where the characters are.

Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own

children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes.

Explanation:

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