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

2. What are the men doing before it is time for the lottery to begin?
(a) Standing in a group but not talking.
(b) Standing in a group talking about tractors and rain.
(c) Standing together and talking about women.
(d) Standing together and talking politics.

3. In general, what type of village is the setting of the story?
(a) A retirement village.
(b) A farming village.
(c) A manufacturing village.
(d) A mining village.

4. What is the age of majority in the village?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Thirty.

5. What is the instruction given to the villagers about what to do after they have drawn?
(a) They are not to look at thier papers untill all have drawn.
(b) They are to show their papers to everyone.
(c) They are to look at their papers but not show anyone else.
(d) They are to register with Mr. Graves as having drawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tessie's paper mean?

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

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

4. What is Jackson saying about tradition.

5. Who helps hold the box to keep it steady?

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