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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is in the black box?
(a) Wood chips.
(b) Stones.
(c) Beans.
(d) Slips of paper.

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

4. Why does the lottery begin late in this village?
(a) Because there are so few people, the drawing only last a few hours.
(b) Because they have trouble locating the lottery box.
(c) Because someone forgot to prepar the lottery slips of paper.
(d) Because it took longer for the boys to find stones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?

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

3. What is the atmosphere of the village as the lottery gets under way?

4. What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?

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

(see the answer key)

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