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

2. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?
(a) An hour because the slips were mailed to the people.
(b) Not long because of better equipment.
(c) As much as seven days.
(d) All day because they have more activities in the square.

3. What is stressed as important to the lottery all through the story?
(a) That everyone does not need to be present.
(b) That it is a tradition that must be continued.
(c) That everyone knows how the tradition began.
(d) That family is the least important thing in the village.

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

5. How long has the lottery been going on?
(a) Since the Pilgrims.
(b) Over several generations.
(c) For the last five years.
(d) Since before people arrived from Europe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does everyone get at this point?

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

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

5. What is the age of majority in the village?

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