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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tessie Hutchinson doing when she realizes Bill has the marked slip?
(a) She is complaining that the drawing was not fair.
(b) She is bragging to the other women.
(c) She is jumping up and down with excitement.
(d) She is mentioning that Bill got that slip the last lottery.

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

3. When Mr. Summers says it is time, what does everyone do?
(a) Tear their papers into small pieces.
(b) Look at their papers and hold them up.
(c) Look at their papers and not show them.
(d) Drop their papers in the box.

4. What does Mrs. Delacroix have in her hands?
(a) A huge stone.
(b) The lottery flag.
(c) The Hutchinson baby.
(d) A chocolate cake.

5. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?
(a) Mrs. Dunbar.
(b) Tessie Hutchinson.
(c) Old man Warner.
(d) The tall Watson boy.

6. 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 Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize.
(c) The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize.
(d) The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member.

7. What finally happens with Tessie?
(a) All the villagers stone her to death.
(b) She must dodge all the stones.
(c) She has to catch and throw back the stones.
(d) She has a heart attack and dies.

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

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

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

11. In general, what type of village is the setting of the story?
(a) A manufacturing village.
(b) A mining village.
(c) A retirement village.
(d) A farming village.

12. What are the women doing before the lottery?
(a) Avoicing each other's eyes.
(b) Putting up the bunting.
(c) Standing together and gossiping.
(d) Running around looking for their children.

13. Why can Clyde Dunbar not draw for his family?
(a) He is in the military.
(b) He is on duty as fireman.
(c) He is in the hospital.
(d) He is at home with a broken leg.

14. Who gets to go first in the second drawing?
(a) Tessie insists on drawing first.
(b) Bill draws first.
(c) The three children draw first.
(d) The oldest son draws first.

15. Is Mr. Summers exempt from the lottery?
(a) Yes. But he makes a pretense of drawing anyway.
(b) No. But he is the only one allowed to look into the box while drawing.
(c) No. He calls out his own name, too.
(d) Yes. Otherwise they would have to get a new administrator every year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Tessie first?

2. Who is assigned to conduct the lottery?

3. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?

4. How long has the lottery been going on?

5. What does Jackson hint in the story when Tessie is very late arriving?

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