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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 Mr. Summers do as soon as he is sworn in?
(a) Bows low and receives the crown.
(b) Leads the invocation.
(c) Puts his hand on the black box three times.
(d) Faces and greets the villagers.

2. What are the women doing before the lottery?
(a) Avoicing each other's eyes.
(b) Putting up the bunting.
(c) Standing together and gossiping.
(d) Running around looking for their children.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jackson suggest about civic prominence in the character of Mr. Summers.

2. Who gets to go first in the second drawing?

3. What is Jackson's main theme in the story?

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

5. Why are people gathering in the town square?

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