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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the lottery been going on?
(a) Since before people arrived from Europe.
(b) Over several generations.
(c) Since the Pilgrims.
(d) For the last five years.

2. What is the atmosphere of the village as the lottery gets under way?
(a) There is great jollity among the people.
(b) Everyone is talking at once.
(c) It is chaos.
(d) It is orderly and respectful.

3. How does Jackson suggest that tradition may be questioned?
(a) Old man Warner compares it to the Stone Age.
(b) A lot about the lottery has been forgotten.
(c) The village is getting smaller so tradition may die out.
(d) Some people oppose the lottery and some villages have already stopped it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will participate in the ritual?

2. What is Mr. Summers' position in the town?

3. Which man holds the winning paper?

4. What are some villages rumored to be doing with their lottery?

5. What does Mrs. Delacroix have in her hands?

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