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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jackson suggest that tradition may be questioned?
(a) A lot about the lottery has been forgotten.
(b) Old man Warner compares it to the Stone Age.
(c) The village is getting smaller so tradition may die out.
(d) Some people oppose the lottery and some villages have already stopped it.

2. What is Jackson satirizing by having the children participate so willingly in the stoning?
(a) Hansel and Gretle.
(b) Parents who let their children run their lives.
(c) Bringing children up with adults' biases.
(d) Well behaved children.

3. Why does the lottery begin late in this village?
(a) Because there are so few people, the drawing only last a few hours.
(b) Because they have trouble locating the lottery box.
(c) Because it took longer for the boys to find stones.
(d) Because someone forgot to prepar the lottery slips of paper.

4. Though they do not remember all the ancient ritual, what do the villagers all remember?
(a) The song.
(b) The march.
(c) The burning of the box.
(d) The stones.

5. Which man holds the winning paper?
(a) Mr. Graves.
(b) Old man Warner.
(c) Bob Martin.
(d) Bill Hutchinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Clyde Dunbar not draw for his family?

2. How long has the lottery been going on?

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

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

5. What is being used for the first time this year?

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