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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of the lottery?
(a) June 27th
(b) July 4th
(c) April 1st
(d) February 2nd

2. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?
(a) Old man Warner.
(b) Mrs. Dunbar.
(c) The tall Watson boy.
(d) Tessie Hutchinson.

3. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests this village is in America?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Halloween.
(c) The 4th of July.
(d) Groundhog Day.

4. What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?
(a) They keep the younger children off the grass.
(b) They form an honor guard for the lottery box.
(c) They play an exhibition football game before the lottery.
(d) They collect stones and bring them to the town square.

5. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?
(a) In the center.
(b) Running to hide.
(c) With her family.
(d) Behind Mr. Summers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is everyone participating, even the Hutchinson children?

2. What is Mr. Summers' position in the town?

3. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?

4. What is stressed as important to the lottery all through the story?

5. What is in the black box?

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