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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is revealing about the social order of the village?
(a) The women hold a superior position.
(b) The men and women are not together.
(c) The men are drinking ale.
(d) The children and running around unsupervised.

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

3. Who gets to go first in the second drawing?
(a) The oldest son draws first.
(b) Bill draws first.
(c) Tessie insists on drawing first.
(d) The three children draw first.

4. Why do they stop using the wood chips?
(a) Trees are getting scarce.
(b) People get splinters form the wood.
(c) They want to be more modern.
(d) The village population is growing.

5. What is the age of majority in the village?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does the late comer give for being late?

2. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?

3. Is Mr. Summers exempt from the lottery?

4. In general, what type of village is the setting of the story?

5. What does Mr. Graves carry onto the village square?

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