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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jackson hint in the story when Tessie is very late arriving?
(a) That Tessie is not originally from the village.
(b) That Tessie is always late for everything.
(c) That Tessie has a premonition of something bad.
(d) That Tessie is a scatter brain.

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

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

4. What is the date of the lottery?
(a) February 2nd
(b) April 1st
(c) June 27th
(d) July 4th

5. Has there ever been any other breaks with tradition?
(a) No. This was the first time any changed was made.
(b) Yes, the box used to be white.
(c) Yes, they used to hold the lottery only at night.
(d) Yes. The ritual chant and the special salute were discarded.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?

3. What is the irony of Tessie Hutchinson drawing the black dot?

4. How does Jackson suggest that tradition may be questioned?

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

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