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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 on Tessie Hutchinson's paper?
(a) A black spot.
(b) The number 6.
(c) A message.
(d) Nothing.

2. What does Tessie's paper mean?
(a) She gets to select the winner.
(b) She is out of the lottery.
(c) She has been chosen.
(d) She will have to draw again.

3. How does Jackson suggest that tradition may be questioned?
(a) The village is getting smaller so tradition may die out.
(b) Some people oppose the lottery and some villages have already stopped it.
(c) A lot about the lottery has been forgotten.
(d) Old man Warner compares it to the Stone Age.

4. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
(a) He is the first one to draw in the lottery.
(b) He is the only single man there.
(c) He is the oldest man at the lottery.
(d) He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.

5. Which man holds the winning paper?
(a) Old man Warner.
(b) Mr. Graves.
(c) Bill Hutchinson.
(d) Bob Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?

2. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?

3. How long has the lottery been going on?

4. What is Tessie doing in the center of the circle of her friends, neighbors, and family?

5. How many slips do the Hutchinson's take out of the box?

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