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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) July 4th
(b) February 2nd
(c) June 27th
(d) April 1st

2. What is on each of the children's papers?
(a) Nothing. They are blank.
(b) Gift certificates.
(c) A secret message.
(d) Colored pictures.

3. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the story?
(a) Mr. Graves forgetting the stool.
(b) Tessie being late for the lottery.
(c) Mr. Summers changing the tradition.
(d) The boys gathering stones.

4. Why do they stop using the wood chips?
(a) They want to be more modern.
(b) People get splinters form the wood.
(c) The village population is growing.
(d) Trees are getting scarce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the irony of Tessie Hutchinson drawing the black dot?

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

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

4. Who helps hold the box to keep it steady?

5. What does Tessie's paper mean?

(see the answer key)

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