The Lottery | Short Question Answer Key

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1. What does the village look like on the morning of the lottery?

It is in the sun with neat houses, green lawns, and flowers everywhere.

2. How many people live in the village?

About 300.

3. Why are people gathering in the town square?

It is the annual lottery day.

4. Why are the children running around that morning?

Lottery Day is a school holiday.

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

They collect stones and bring them to the town square.

6. Which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery?

Smooth, round ones.

7. What is the date of the lottery?

June 27th

8. Why does the lottery begin late in this village?

Because there are so few people, the drawing only last a few hours.

9. In a large village, how long...
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