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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) Politics.
(b) Recreation.
(c) Religion.
(d) Education.

2. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?
(a) He gets in a fight with another boy and has a bloody nose.
(b) He does not respond to his mother's call and his father reprimands him.
(c) He gets his clean clothes all dirty and has to go home and change.
(d) He puts the stones he collected in his pocket.

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

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

5. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?
(a) An hour because the slips were mailed to the people.
(b) As much as seven days.
(c) Not long because of better equipment.
(d) All day because they have more activities in the square.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tessie try to do before Bill draws for the family?

2. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?

3. What is the tone as the story begins?

4. When Mr. Summers says it is time, what does everyone do?

5. What is the atmosphere of the village as the lottery gets under way?

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