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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do most of the villagers appear to regard the lottery?
(a) They do not like the suspense.
(b) They look forward to it.
(c) They are confused about it.
(d) They hate it.

2. What are some villages rumored to be doing with their lottery?
(a) Combining it with another holiday.
(b) Discontinuing it.
(c) Adding a consolation prize.
(d) Holding parades before the lottery.

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

4. What is Tessie doing in the center of the circle of her friends, neighbors, and family?
(a) Holding out her hands and crying that it is not fair.
(b) Gloating that she is the winner.
(c) Sitting on a makeshift throne.
(d) Dancing the lottery jig.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is stressed as important to the lottery all through the story?

2. Who is assigned to conduct the lottery?

3. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?

4. What is Mrs. Hutchinson's behavior as she makes her way to her family?

5. Why are people gathering in the town square?

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