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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Has there ever been any other breaks with tradition?
(a) No. This was the first time any changed was made.
(b) Yes, the box used to be white.
(c) Yes. The ritual chant and the special salute were discarded.
(d) Yes, they used to hold the lottery only at night.

2. Who was the last to arrive at the lottery?
(a) Mrs. Martin.
(b) Tessie Hutchinson.
(c) Mrs. Graves.
(d) Mrs. Summers.

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

4. Where does Mrs. Hutchinson locate her husband and children?
(a) At the front of the group.
(b) In the middle of the group.
(c) At the end of the group.
(d) Off to one side of the group.

5. What is Jackson satirizing by having the children participate so willingly in the stoning?
(a) Parents who let their children run their lives.
(b) Well behaved children.
(c) Hansel and Gretle.
(d) Bringing children up with adults' biases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being used for the first time this year?

2. What does Tessie try to do before Bill draws for the family?

3. What are some villages rumored to be doing with their lottery?

4. What is Jackson saying about tradition.

5. What is the irony of Tessie Hutchinson drawing the black dot?

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