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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 Mrs. Delacroix have in her hands?
(a) A chocolate cake.
(b) The Hutchinson baby.
(c) The lottery flag.
(d) A huge stone.

2. In the story, what idea does Shirley Jackson carefully avoid?
(a) The odds of winning.
(b) The time it takes to hold the lottery.
(c) Sweepstakes.
(d) Winning the lottery.

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

4. How many slips do the Hutchinson's take out of the box?
(a) Five. One for each member of the family.
(b) Two. One for Bill and one for Tessie.
(c) Three. One for Bill, Tessie, and Bill, Jr.
(d) Four. One for each the family members except the baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?

2. What is on Tessie Hutchinson's paper?

3. What is the tone as the story begins?

4. Why can Clyde Dunbar not draw for his family?

5. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?

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