Question

Lottery quiz help. (Please only reply if earned a 100%)

What kind of mood is created in the opening of The Lottery?

"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."


Cheerful <-- I kinda want to answer this, but at the same time, the events make it seem like the wrong choice


Gloomy


Sorrowful


Heavy

Answer 1

The kind of mood created in the opening of The Lottery is indeed cheerful, despite of how the plot develops later.

You're asked to describe the opening, not the whole story. Maybe the writer chose to set a cheerful mood in the opening in order to contrast it with the rest of the events or the characters in the story, and you're asked this specific question in order to notice this writing strategy.