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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 happening when they make any change in the lottery procedure?
(a) It is a break with tradition.
(b) It is nothing drastic in the minds of the villagers.
(c) It makes the tradition stronger.
(d) The people are becoming better educated.

2. What does Mr. Summers carry onto the village square?
(a) The book of rules.
(b) A milking stool.
(c) A black, wooden box.
(d) The village flag.

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

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

5. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?
(a) Behind Mr. Summers.
(b) In the center.
(c) With her family.
(d) Running to hide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?

2. What is the irony of Tessie Hutchinson drawing the black dot?

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

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

5. What does the lottery hint at?

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