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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Is everyone present as the lottery ceremony begins?
(a) No, one entire family is missing.
(b) No, one woman comes running up late.
(c) Yes, it is a crime to be late for the lottery.
(d) Yes, they do not start until all are there.

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

3. When is the lottery held each year?
(a) Before the corn harvest.
(b) At the beginning of spring.
(c) At Thanksgiving.
(d) During the full moon.

4. What is in the black box?
(a) Slips of paper.
(b) Stones.
(c) Beans.
(d) Wood chips.

5. Who is the first to hold up his slip of paper?
(a) Old man Warner.
(b) Mr. Summers.
(c) Mr. Graves.
(d) Bill Hutchinson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the irony of Tessie Hutchinson drawing the black dot?

3. What does the village look like on the morning of the lottery?

4. What is happening when they make any change in the lottery procedure?

5. What does everyone get at this point?

(see the answer key)

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