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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 suggest about civic prominence in the character of Mr. Summers.
(a) That everyone is equal regardless of wealth.
(b) That age is the criterion for civic leadership.
(c) That wealth is the standard for importance.
(d) That Summers has no real power in the village.

2. Why are the children running around that morning?
(a) The teachers are in the lottery so they come to see them.
(b) It is Saturday and there is no school.
(c) Lottery Day is a school holiday.
(d) Lottery Day is a special holiday for children.

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

4. Who tells the boys what to do on the morning of the lottery?
(a) Their fathers.
(b) Their mothers.
(c) No one, they all know their responsibility.
(d) The village council.

5. What are the women doing before the lottery?
(a) Avoicing each other's eyes.
(b) Standing together and gossiping.
(c) Running around looking for their children.
(d) Putting up the bunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Hutchinson's behavior as she makes her way to her family?

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

3. When is the lottery held each year?

4. What is Jackson satirizing by having the children participate so willingly in the stoning?

5. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?

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