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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Old man Warner's meaning when he says lottery in June, corn harvest soon?
(a) He thinks that June is too soon for the lottery.
(b) He judges time by the lottery.
(c) He sees the lottery as a way to fill time until the harvest.
(d) He thinks the lottery magically makes the harvest good.

2. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?
(a) He is too small to reach inside the box.
(b) His mother is next in line for the family.
(c) The boy is not yet sixteen.
(d) He rus away when the lottery begins.

3. What is Jackson saying about tradition.
(a) That it is necessary to keep a culture alive.
(b) That very few people question it.
(c) That it is bad luck to change it.
(d) That tradition is better than creating new ways.

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

5. What is Mr. Summers' position in the town?
(a) He is the superintendant of schools.
(b) He is the religious leader of the village.
(c) He is the custodian of the town square.
(d) He is the town leader and owner of a coal business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the children running around that morning?

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

3. How long has the lottery been going on?

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

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

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