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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 Tessie do with her paper?
(a) She looks at it and is dissapointed that hers is not the one.
(b) She runs around showing it to all the women.
(c) She holds it behind her back.
(d) She puts it in her purse.

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

3. How many people live in the village?
(a) 3,446.
(b) Less than 100.
(c) About 300.
(d) Just under 1,000.

4. What does Mr. Graves carry onto the village square?
(a) A three-legged stool.
(b) A trumpet to begin the ceremony.
(c) A roster of the village people.
(d) An American flag.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the children running around that morning?

2. Who gets to go first in the second drawing?

3. What is the age of majority in the village?

4. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?

5. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?

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