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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is everyone participating, even the Hutchinson children?
(a) Because it is a village activity.
(b) Because they will be jailed if they do not.
(c) Because they are all hypnotized.
(d) Because they have nothing better to do.

2. What does Mr. Graves carry onto the village square?
(a) An American flag.
(b) A three-legged stool.
(c) A trumpet to begin the ceremony.
(d) A roster of the village people.

3. What do some people think about discontinuing the lottery?
(a) Some people want to make the lottery grander.
(b) Some people want to change the date of the lottery.
(c) Some people want to discontinue the lottery.
(d) Some people want to hold the lottery twice a year.

4. When Mr. Summers says it is time, what does everyone do?
(a) Look at their papers and not show them.
(b) Look at their papers and hold them up.
(c) Drop their papers in the box.
(d) Tear their papers into small pieces.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the boys what to do on the morning of the lottery?

2. How many slips do the Hutchinson's take out of the box?

3. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the story?

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

5. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?

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