Analyzing Literary Text Unit Test

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Question
Use the statement about Shirley Jackson's short story “The Lottery” to answer the question.

Members of a town gather together and draw slips of paper from a box. The author does not indicate why the people draw the slips or their ominous meaning until the very end of the story.

Which literary device does this represent?

(1 point)
Responses

humor
humor

imagery
imagery

suspense
suspense

flashback
flashback

suspense