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

2. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
(a) He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.
(b) He is the first one to draw in the lottery.
(c) He is the only single man there.
(d) He is the oldest man at the lottery.

3. Is Mr. Summers exempt from the lottery?
(a) No. He calls out his own name, too.
(b) No. But he is the only one allowed to look into the box while drawing.
(c) Yes. But he makes a pretense of drawing anyway.
(d) Yes. Otherwise they would have to get a new administrator every year.

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

5. Where does Mrs. Hutchinson locate her husband and children?
(a) In the middle of the group.
(b) At the end of the group.
(c) Off to one side of the group.
(d) At the front of the group.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?

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

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