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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 everyone get at this point?
(a) Blank papers.
(b) Stones.
(c) Instructions.
(d) Refreshments.

2. What is Jackson saying about tradition.
(a) That it is necessary to keep a culture alive.
(b) That it is bad luck to change it.
(c) That very few people question it.
(d) That tradition is better than creating new ways.

3. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?
(a) His mother is next in line for the family.
(b) He is too small to reach inside the box.
(c) He rus away when the lottery begins.
(d) The boy is not yet sixteen.

4. Who is the first to hold up his slip of paper?
(a) Bill Hutchinson.
(b) Old man Warner.
(c) Mr. Graves.
(d) Mr. Summers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Summers says it is time, what does everyone do?

2. What is Tessie Hutchinson doing when she realizes Bill has the marked slip?

3. Who is assigned to conduct the lottery?

4. Is everyone present as the lottery ceremony begins?

5. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?

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