View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the lottery hint at?
(a) Education.
(b) Politics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Recreation.

2. How many people live in the village?
(a) Just under 1,000.
(b) About 300.
(c) 3,446.
(d) Less than 100.

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

4. What is on Tessie Hutchinson's paper?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The number 6.
(c) A black spot.
(d) A message.

5. What does Mr. Graves carry onto the village square?
(a) A roster of the village people.
(b) A trumpet to begin the ceremony.
(c) A three-legged stool.
(d) An American flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the boys what to do on the morning of the lottery?

2. How do they assemble when it is time to begin the ceremony?

3. What does Tessie do with her paper?

4. What does Mrs. Dunbar hold in her hands?

5. What does everyone get at this point?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 264 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample