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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 assemble when it is time to begin the ceremony?
(a) Crowding forward to try and be first to draw.
(b) In double file lines.
(c) Coming together in family groups.
(d) Making a huge circle in the town square.

2. Which man holds the winning paper?
(a) Old man Warner.
(b) Bob Martin.
(c) Mr. Graves.
(d) Bill Hutchinson.

3. What is revealing about the social order of the village?
(a) The men are drinking ale.
(b) The men and women are not together.
(c) The women hold a superior position.
(d) The children and running around unsupervised.

4. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests this village is in America?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Groundhog Day.
(d) The 4th of July.

5. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?
(a) Running to hide.
(b) Behind Mr. Summers.
(c) In the center.
(d) With her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tessie doing in the center of the circle of her friends, neighbors, and family?

2. Why are people gathering in the town square?

3. What type of story is THE LOTTERY?

4. What is the instruction given to the villagers about what to do after they have drawn?

5. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the story?

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