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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element of surprise does Jackson use in the story?
(a) Winning a lottery is usually a good thing and not something to dread.
(b) That the government steps in and stops the lottery.
(c) That Tessie sacrifices herself for her children.
(d) That the community does not know what the

2. What is the irony of Tessie Hutchinson drawing the black dot?
(a) She drew the dot because she was late.
(b) She was the only one who protested the procedure.
(c) Tessie did not know the tradition.
(d) Dessenters are a threat to tradition and must be removed.

3. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
(a) The school marching band.
(b) A collective sigh.
(c) The women speaking all at once.
(d) Nothing. It is very quiet.

4. What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?
(a) The pledge of allegiance.
(b) The swearing in of the officials.
(c) The blessing of the box.
(d) The singing of the village anthem.

5. What is happening when they make any change in the lottery procedure?
(a) It makes the tradition stronger.
(b) It is a break with tradition.
(c) It is nothing drastic in the minds of the villagers.
(d) The people are becoming better educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?

2. How does Jackson suggest that tradition may be questioned?

3. What does Mrs. Delacroix have in her hands?

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

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

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