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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who will participate in the ritual?
(a) The women because Tessie is a woman.
(b) The children only because it is their holiday.
(c) All Tessie's friends, neighbors, and family members.
(d) Only the men of the village.

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

3. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
(a) He is the only single man there.
(b) He is the first one to draw in the lottery.
(c) He is the oldest man at the lottery.
(d) He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.

4. What is Jackson's main theme in the story?
(a) The need for change in a community.
(b) The need for tradition in small towns.
(c) The value of human life.
(d) The stupidity of blindly following tradition.

5. What finally happens with Tessie?
(a) She must dodge all the stones.
(b) She has a heart attack and dies.
(c) She has to catch and throw back the stones.
(d) All the villagers stone her to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Old man Warner's meaning when he says lottery in June, corn harvest soon?

2. Why are people gathering in the town square?

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

4. What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?

5. Is everyone present as the lottery ceremony begins?

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