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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 being used for the first time this year?
(a) Slips of paper instead of wood chips.
(b) Black and white ping pong balls.
(c) A bigger stool.
(d) A new black box.

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

3. What is the date of the lottery?
(a) June 27th
(b) July 4th
(c) April 1st
(d) February 2nd

4. What is revealing about the social order of the village?
(a) The women hold a superior position.
(b) The men and women are not together.
(c) The children and running around unsupervised.
(d) The men are drinking ale.

5. What is Jackson's main theme in the story?
(a) The value of human life.
(b) The need for tradition in small towns.
(c) The need for change in a community.
(d) The stupidity of blindly following tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the lottery held each year?

2. How does Jackson suggest that tradition may be questioned?

3. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the story?

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

5. Is everyone present as the lottery ceremony begins?

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