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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?
(a) By heads of families.
(b) From the youngest to the oldest.
(c) In alphabetical order.
(d) From the oldest to the youngest.

2. What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?
(a) The pledge of allegiance.
(b) The swearing in of the officials.
(c) The blessing of the box.
(d) The singing of the village anthem.

3. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?
(a) The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member.
(b) The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize.
(c) The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize.
(d) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family.

4. What is the tone as the story begins?
(a) Dreary and ominous.
(b) An average day with overcast sky.
(c) Cheerful, bright, and colorful.
(d) Dry like a newspaper article.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Has there ever been any other breaks with tradition?

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

4. What is being used for the first time this year?

5. What is Tessie Hutchinson doing when she realizes Bill has the marked slip?

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