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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 Mrs. Hutchinson's behavior as she makes her way to her family?
(a) Laughing and apologizing for being late.
(b) Perplexed and confused.
(c) Anxious and in a hurry.
(d) Somber and angry.

2. What does the village look like on the morning of the lottery?
(a) It is in the sun with neat houses, green lawns, and flowers everywhere.
(b) It is dusty and dry with the paint peeling off the houses.
(c) It is very metropolitan with shiny glass commercial buildings.
(d) It is gloomy and cold looking with gray houses.

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

4. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?
(a) As much as seven days.
(b) An hour because the slips were mailed to the people.
(c) All day because they have more activities in the square.
(d) Not long because of better equipment.

5. What is in the black box?
(a) Beans.
(b) Wood chips.
(c) Slips of paper.
(d) Stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on each of the children's papers?

2. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?

3. What is revealing about the social order of the village?

4. How many slips do the Hutchinson's take out of the box?

5. What finally happens with Tessie?

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