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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is LuAnn's biggest fear about her new life after winning the lottery?

2. What does Romanello make LuAnn call him when he tries to blackmail her?

3. What is the name of the man who conducts a job interview that LuAnn goes to at the beginning of the book?

4. What does LuAnn have the fear of every day after winning the lottery?

5. How is Matt described after he catches LuAnn looking through his house after she breaks in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the assassin following LuAnn first described?

2. How are LuAnn's physical attributes first described in the book?

3. How is Jackson's ability to disguise himself first witnessed by LuAnn?

4. What does LuAnn do to the red-haired woman she catches her boyfriend Duane in bed with?

5. What does LuAnn discover in her trailer when she arrives to get some items and leave Duane?

6. How is Charlie's creation of relationships in the Charlottesville community first described?

7. What happens when LuAnn goes to Matt Riggs' home to apologize to him after the car chase?

8. How is LuAnn's visit to her parents' grave described?

9. What is Charlie's first impression of LuAnn?

10. What arrangement does Jackson have to make in order to allow LuAnn to leave the country after winning the lottery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of nostalgia is one thing that drives many of the antagonist's actions in the book.

Part 1.) What role does Jackson's childhood play on his actions as an adult?

Part 2.) What is telling of Jackson's nature based on the nostalgia present in his home?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the impact one's nostalgia can have on the present based on Jackson's actions in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Thomas Donovan's investigation of the lottery with George Masters in the book. Which character was driven by the right purpose, and what is telling of investigation based on the portrayal of these two characters?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the portrayal of society in the book. What can we learn about the nature of being a part of society based on the portrayal of LuAnn as an outsider of society in the book?

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