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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tessie try to add her daughter's family to Bill Hutchinson's second drawing?
(a) She feels the need to have all her family with her.
(b) She wants her daughter to have a chance to win, too.
(c) The more people in the drawing, the greater chance she has of not getting the dot.
(d) She is trying to get the whole thing done over.

2. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?
(a) The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize.
(b) The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member.
(c) The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize.
(d) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family.

3. What type of story is THE LOTTERY?
(a) A comedy.
(b) A drama.
(c) A history.
(d) A satire.

4. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?
(a) He gets in a fight with another boy and has a bloody nose.
(b) He puts the stones he collected in his pocket.
(c) He gets his clean clothes all dirty and has to go home and change.
(d) He does not respond to his mother's call and his father reprimands him.

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

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

7. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
(a) The school marching band.
(b) A collective sigh.
(c) The women speaking all at once.
(d) Nothing. It is very quiet.

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

9. What is being used for the first time this year?
(a) Black and white ping pong balls.
(b) A new black box.
(c) A bigger stool.
(d) Slips of paper instead of wood chips.

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

11. Who is assigned to conduct the lottery?
(a) Mr. Summers.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) Mr. Graves.
(d) Mr. Hutchinson.

12. What does Mrs. Dunbar hold in her hands?
(a) More moderate stones than Mrs. Delacroix.
(b) A bag full of small stones.
(c) The Hutchinson baby.
(d) A slingshot.

13. Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?
(a) The youngest daughter.
(b) Little Dave Hutchinson.
(c) All of the children.
(d) Tessie.

14. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
(a) He is the only single man there.
(b) He is the first one to draw in the lottery.
(c) He is the oldest man at the lottery.
(d) He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.

15. What is happening when they make any change in the lottery procedure?
(a) It makes the tradition stronger.
(b) The people are becoming better educated.
(c) It is nothing drastic in the minds of the villagers.
(d) It is a break with tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Has there ever been any other breaks with tradition?

2. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?

3. When is the lottery held each year?

4. Is everyone present as the lottery ceremony begins?

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

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