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

2. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?
(a) The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize.
(b) The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member.
(c) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family.
(d) The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize.

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

4. What is the tone as the story begins?
(a) Dry like a newspaper article.
(b) Cheerful, bright, and colorful.
(c) An average day with overcast sky.
(d) Dreary and ominous.

5. What accusation does Tessie make to Joe Summers?
(a) That he doesn't like her and arranged for her to get the dot.
(b) That he cheated when he drew his own slip.
(c) That someone else should draw for him.
(d) That he goes first every year to lessen his chances of getting the dot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Hutchinson locate her husband and children?

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

3. What is Jackson saying about tradition.

4. Is Mr. Summers exempt from the lottery?

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

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