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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is stressed as important to the lottery all through the story?
(a) That family is the least important thing in the village.
(b) That it is a tradition that must be continued.
(c) That everyone knows how the tradition began.
(d) That everyone does not need to be present.

3. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?
(a) Mrs. Dunbar.
(b) The tall Watson boy.
(c) Tessie Hutchinson.
(d) Old man Warner.

4. Who is the first to hold up his slip of paper?
(a) Mr. Graves.
(b) Mr. Summers.
(c) Old man Warner.
(d) Bill Hutchinson.

5. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?
(a) By heads of families.
(b) In alphabetical order.
(c) From the youngest to the oldest.
(d) From the oldest to the youngest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Tessie first?

2. In the story, what idea does Shirley Jackson carefully avoid?

3. How long has the lottery been going on?

4. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?

5. What does Jackson suggest about civic prominence in the character of Mr. Summers.

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