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

2. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?
(a) Old man Warner.
(b) The tall Watson boy.
(c) Mrs. Dunbar.
(d) Tessie Hutchinson.

3. What is the instruction given to the villagers about what to do after they have drawn?
(a) They are to look at their papers but not show anyone else.
(b) They are to show their papers to everyone.
(c) They are not to look at thier papers untill all have drawn.
(d) They are to register with Mr. Graves as having drawn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tessie try to add her daughter's family to Bill Hutchinson's second drawing?

2. What is revealing about the social order of the village?

3. In the story, what idea does Shirley Jackson carefully avoid?

4. What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?

5. What are the men doing before it is time for the lottery to begin?

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