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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will participate in the ritual?
(a) The children only because it is their holiday.
(b) All Tessie's friends, neighbors, and family members.
(c) The women because Tessie is a woman.
(d) Only the men of the village.

2. How many slips do the Hutchinson's take out of the box?
(a) Three. One for Bill, Tessie, and Bill, Jr.
(b) Four. One for each the family members except the baby.
(c) Two. One for Bill and one for Tessie.
(d) Five. One for each member of the family.

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

4. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the story?
(a) Mr. Summers changing the tradition.
(b) The boys gathering stones.
(c) Mr. Graves forgetting the stool.
(d) Tessie being late for the lottery.

5. What is Jackson's main theme in the story?
(a) The stupidity of blindly following tradition.
(b) The need for tradition in small towns.
(c) The need for change in a community.
(d) The value of human life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?

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

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

4. Who gets to go first in the second drawing?

5. What happens to Tessie first?

(see the answer key)

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