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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps hold the box to keep it steady?
(a) Several of the larger boys.
(b) Mr. Martin and his son.
(c) The mayor and the chief of police.
(d) Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers.

2. What does Tessie try to do before Bill draws for the family?
(a) Run home to change clothes.
(b) Find her three children to stand with their father.
(c) Stand where the newspaper photographer can get her photo.
(d) Include her daughter's family in the drawing.

3. What finally happens with Tessie?
(a) All the villagers stone her to death.
(b) She has to catch and throw back the stones.
(c) She has a heart attack and dies.
(d) She must dodge all the stones.

4. What does Mr. Summers do as soon as he is sworn in?
(a) Faces and greets the villagers.
(b) Bows low and receives the crown.
(c) Leads the invocation.
(d) Puts his hand on the black box three times.

5. Which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery?
(a) Shiny, decorative ones.
(b) Smooth, round ones.
(c) Hard, jagged ones.
(d) Heavy, flat ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tessie's paper mean?

2. What is the tone as the story begins?

3. What does Jackson hint in the story when Tessie is very late arriving?

4. Why are the children running around that morning?

5. What is Jackson satirizing by having the children participate so willingly in the stoning?

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