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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jackson suggest about civic prominence in the character of Mr. Summers.
(a) That Summers has no real power in the village.
(b) That wealth is the standard for importance.
(c) That age is the criterion for civic leadership.
(d) That everyone is equal regardless of wealth.

2. What is on each of the children's papers?
(a) Gift certificates.
(b) Nothing. They are blank.
(c) A secret message.
(d) Colored pictures.

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

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

5. In the story, what idea does Shirley Jackson carefully avoid?
(a) The odds of winning.
(b) Sweepstakes.
(c) Winning the lottery.
(d) The time it takes to hold the lottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to hold up his slip of paper?

2. In general, what type of village is the setting of the story?

3. Who tells the boys what to do on the morning of the lottery?

4. Why are people gathering in the town square?

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

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