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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Tessie first?
(a) She is given a tiara.
(b) The women form a circle around her to change her clothes.
(c) They present her with roses.
(d) A stone hits her on the side of her head.

2. Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?
(a) The youngest daughter.
(b) Tessie.
(c) All of the children.
(d) Little Dave Hutchinson.

3. What is Tessie Hutchinson doing when she realizes Bill has the marked slip?
(a) She is mentioning that Bill got that slip the last lottery.
(b) She is complaining that the drawing was not fair.
(c) She is jumping up and down with excitement.
(d) She is bragging to the other women.

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

5. What is Mr. Summers' position in the town?
(a) He is the custodian of the town square.
(b) He is the religious leader of the village.
(c) He is the town leader and owner of a coal business.
(d) He is the superintendant of schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is Mr. Summers exempt from the lottery?

2. What are some villages rumored to be doing with their lottery?

3. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests this village is in America?

4. What does everyone get at this point?

5. When is the lottery held each year?

(see the answer key)

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