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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do most of the villagers appear to regard the lottery?
(a) They are confused about it.
(b) They do not like the suspense.
(c) They look forward to it.
(d) They hate it.

2. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?
(a) By heads of families.
(b) In alphabetical order.
(c) From the oldest to the youngest.
(d) From the youngest to the oldest.

3. Who is assigned to conduct the lottery?
(a) Mr. Graves.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) Mr. Summers.
(d) Mr. Hutchinson.

4. Why does the lottery begin late in this village?
(a) Because it took longer for the boys to find stones.
(b) Because there are so few people, the drawing only last a few hours.
(c) Because they have trouble locating the lottery box.
(d) Because someone forgot to prepar the lottery slips of paper.

5. What is the tone as the story begins?
(a) Cheerful, bright, and colorful.
(b) An average day with overcast sky.
(c) Dry like a newspaper article.
(d) Dreary and ominous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story, what idea does Shirley Jackson carefully avoid?

2. Has there ever been any other breaks with tradition?

3. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?

4. What does Jackson suggest about civic prominence in the character of Mr. Summers.

5. What is being used for the first time this year?

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