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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is assigned to conduct the lottery?
(a) Mr. Martin.
(b) Mr. Summers.
(c) Mr. Hutchinson.
(d) Mr. Graves.
2. What does Jackson hint in the story when Tessie is very late arriving?
(a) That Tessie has a premonition of something bad.
(b) That Tessie is not originally from the village.
(c) That Tessie is a scatter brain.
(d) That Tessie is always late for everything.
3. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?
(a) The boy is not yet sixteen.
(b) His mother is next in line for the family.
(c) He is too small to reach inside the box.
(d) He rus away when the lottery begins.
4. Why can Clyde Dunbar not draw for his family?
(a) He is in the hospital.
(b) He is on duty as fireman.
(c) He is in the military.
(d) He is at home with a broken leg.
5. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?
(a) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family.
(b) The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize.
(c) The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize.
(d) The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
2. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?
3. Why does Tessie try to add her daughter's family to Bill Hutchinson's second drawing?
4. What is Tessie doing in the center of the circle of her friends, neighbors, and family?
5. What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?
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