how does the date june 28, 1948 function in the opening sentence of jackson's "the morning of june 28, 1948, and 'the lottery'"?

Aword that characteristics of both a verb and a noun

Based solely on their titles, which contemporary novel most likely contains a mythological element that is also found in “cruel tribute? ”

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 1 (excert)what does tom do to prevent aunt polly from finding out that he ate her jam? a) tom hides under the bed and then in the closet b) tom hide under the bed and tries to blame the cat c) tom hides in the closet so that aunt polly would not see him d) tom tried to wash the jam off and lied to aunt polly about the cat