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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?
(a) He rus away when the lottery begins.
(b) The boy is not yet sixteen.
(c) His mother is next in line for the family.
(d) He is too small to reach inside the box.

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

3. In general, what type of village is the setting of the story?
(a) A manufacturing village.
(b) A farming village.
(c) A retirement village.
(d) A mining village.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of story is THE LOTTERY?

2. Who is to draw for the Watson family?

3. Who is the first person called to draw for the lottery?

4. Though they do not remember all the ancient ritual, what do the villagers all remember?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuse does Tessie make for being late?

2. What does Mr. Graves do at the Hutchinson family drawing?

3. What is THE LOTTERY meant to satirize?

4. What happens as the stoning begins?

5. What are the heads of families instructed to do with their slips of paper?

6. Mostly the townspeople seem to look forward to the lottery. What comment is Jackson making on human nature at this point?

7. What is Jackson saying about children in this story?

8. Who participates in the subsequent activity?

9. Who is called after Mrs. Dunbar, showing that no one is left out of the lottery?

10. In place of the salute, what is required now of the lottery official?

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