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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the boys what to do on the morning of the lottery?
(a) No one, they all know their responsibility.
(b) Their mothers.
(c) Their fathers.
(d) The village council.

2. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
(a) He is the oldest man at the lottery.
(b) He is the only single man there.
(c) He is the first one to draw in the lottery.
(d) He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.

3. What element of surprise does Jackson use in the story?
(a) Winning a lottery is usually a good thing and not something to dread.
(b) That the community does not know what the
(c) That the government steps in and stops the lottery.
(d) That Tessie sacrifices herself for her children.

4. What is Jackson saying about tradition.
(a) That it is bad luck to change it.
(b) That very few people question it.
(c) That it is necessary to keep a culture alive.
(d) That tradition is better than creating new ways.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the children running around that morning?

2. How many people live in the village?

3. What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?

4. Who was the last to arrive at the lottery?

5. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests this village is in America?

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