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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 Jackson satirizing by having the children participate so willingly in the stoning?
(a) Bringing children up with adults' biases.
(b) Hansel and Gretle.
(c) Well behaved children.
(d) Parents who let their children run their lives.

2. What does Mr. Summers carry onto the village square?
(a) The village flag.
(b) The book of rules.
(c) A milking stool.
(d) A black, wooden box.

3. What is the date of the lottery?
(a) June 27th
(b) July 4th
(c) April 1st
(d) February 2nd

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

5. What are some villages rumored to be doing with their lottery?
(a) Discontinuing it.
(b) Holding parades before the lottery.
(c) Combining it with another holiday.
(d) Adding a consolation prize.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of surprise does Jackson use in the story?

2. What is revealing about the social order of the village?

3. Why are the children running around that morning?

4. Who will participate in the ritual?

5. What explanation does the late comer give for being late?

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