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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 the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?
(a) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family.
(b) The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize.
(c) The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize.
(d) The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member.

2. What does Tessie do with her paper?
(a) She holds it behind her back.
(b) She looks at it and is dissapointed that hers is not the one.
(c) She puts it in her purse.
(d) She runs around showing it to all the women.

3. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?
(a) He rus away when the lottery begins.
(b) His mother is next in line for the family.
(c) He is too small to reach inside the box.
(d) The boy is not yet sixteen.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?

2. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests this village is in America?

3. Old man Warner suggests that discontinuing the lottery would be doing what?

4. What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?

5. Why are the children running around that morning?

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