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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the boys what to do on the morning of the lottery?
(a) The village council.
(b) No one, they all know their responsibility.
(c) Their mothers.
(d) Their fathers.

2. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
(a) The women speaking all at once.
(b) Nothing. It is very quiet.
(c) The school marching band.
(d) A collective sigh.

3. What do some people think about discontinuing the lottery?
(a) Some people want to discontinue the lottery.
(b) Some people want to make the lottery grander.
(c) Some people want to change the date of the lottery.
(d) Some people want to hold the lottery twice a year.

4. How many people live in the village?
(a) About 300.
(b) 3,446.
(c) Less than 100.
(d) Just under 1,000.

5. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?
(a) From the oldest to the youngest.
(b) By heads of families.
(c) From the youngest to the oldest.
(d) In alphabetical order.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the lottery?

2. What explanation does the late comer give for being late?

3. What is Jackson's main theme in the story?

4. What is on Tessie Hutchinson's paper?

5. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?

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