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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 on Tessie Hutchinson's paper?
(a) The number 6.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A message.
(d) A black spot.

2. When is the lottery held each year?
(a) At the beginning of spring.
(b) Before the corn harvest.
(c) During the full moon.
(d) At Thanksgiving.

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

4. What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?
(a) The singing of the village anthem.
(b) The pledge of allegiance.
(c) The blessing of the box.
(d) The swearing in of the officials.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?

3. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?

4. What does Tessie's paper mean?

5. Though they do not remember all the ancient ritual, what do the villagers all remember?

(see the answer key)

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