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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the lottery held each year?
(a) During the full moon.
(b) At Thanksgiving.
(c) Before the corn harvest.
(d) At the beginning of spring.

2. Though they do not remember all the ancient ritual, what do the villagers all remember?
(a) The march.
(b) The stones.
(c) The burning of the box.
(d) The song.

3. What are some villages rumored to be doing with their lottery?
(a) Holding parades before the lottery.
(b) Discontinuing it.
(c) Adding a consolation prize.
(d) Combining it with another holiday.

4. What type of story is THE LOTTERY?
(a) A satire.
(b) A history.
(c) A drama.
(d) A comedy.

5. What is Tessie Hutchinson doing when she realizes Bill has the marked slip?
(a) She is complaining that the drawing was not fair.
(b) She is jumping up and down with excitement.
(c) She is bragging to the other women.
(d) She is mentioning that Bill got that slip the last lottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?

2. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?

3. What does Jackson hint in the story when Tessie is very late arriving?

4. What does Mr. Summers carry onto the village square?

5. What does Jackson suggest about civic prominence in the character of Mr. Summers.

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