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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Clyde Dunbar not draw for his family?
(a) He is in the hospital.
(b) He is in the military.
(c) He is at home with a broken leg.
(d) He is on duty as fireman.

2. What does Mrs. Delacroix have in her hands?
(a) A chocolate cake.
(b) The lottery flag.
(c) The Hutchinson baby.
(d) A huge stone.

3. Why does Tessie try to add her daughter's family to Bill Hutchinson's second drawing?
(a) She is trying to get the whole thing done over.
(b) The more people in the drawing, the greater chance she has of not getting the dot.
(c) She wants her daughter to have a chance to win, too.
(d) She feels the need to have all her family with her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?

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

4. What element of surprise does Jackson use in the story?

5. Why do they stop using the wood chips?

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