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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is everyone participating, even the Hutchinson children?
(a) Because they are all hypnotized.
(b) Because they will be jailed if they do not.
(c) Because it is a village activity.
(d) Because they have nothing better to do.

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

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

4. What explanation does the late comer give for being late?
(a) Her clock had stopped.
(b) She had a cake in the oven.
(c) She forgot what day it is.
(d) She overslept.

5. When is the lottery held each year?
(a) During the full moon.
(b) At Thanksgiving.
(c) At the beginning of spring.
(d) Before the corn harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tessie doing in the center of the circle of her friends, neighbors, and family?

2. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?

3. What is the instruction given to the villagers about what to do after they have drawn?

4. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the story?

5. What do some people think about discontinuing the lottery?

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