1. What is stressed as important to the lottery all through the story?
(a) That it is a tradition that must be continued.
(b) That everyone does not need to be present.
(c) That family is the least important thing in the village.
(d) That everyone knows how the tradition began.

2. What element of surprise does Jackson use in the story?
(a) That the community does not know what the
(b) Winning a lottery is usually a good thing and not something to dread.
(c) That the government steps in and stops the lottery.
(d) That Tessie sacrifices herself for her children.

3. Old man Warner suggests that discontinuing the lottery would be doing what?
(a) Inviting strangers into the village.
(b) Taking the life out of the village.
(c) Going back to the Stone Age.
(d) Shaming the ancestors.

4. Why does Tessie try to add her daughter's family to Bill Hutchinson's second drawing?
(a) She feels the need to have all her family with her.
(b) The more people in the drawing, the greater chance she has of not getting the dot.
(c) She wants her daughter to have a chance to win, too.
(d) She is trying to get the whole thing done over.

5. What accusation does Tessie make to Joe Summers?
(a) That he goes first every year to lessen his chances of getting the dot.
(b) That someone else should draw for him.
(c) That he cheated when he drew his own slip.
(d) That he doesn't like her and arranged for her to get the dot.