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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jackson hint in the story when Tessie is very late arriving?
(a) That Tessie is a scatter brain.
(b) That Tessie has a premonition of something bad.
(c) That Tessie is not originally from the village.
(d) That Tessie is always late for everything.

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

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

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

5. What element of surprise does Jackson use in the story?
(a) That Tessie sacrifices herself for her children.
(b) That the government steps in and stops the lottery.
(c) Winning a lottery is usually a good thing and not something to dread.
(d) That the community does not know what the

6. What does the lottery hint at?
(a) Politics.
(b) Recreation.
(c) Education.
(d) Religion.

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

8. What does Jackson suggest about civic prominence in the character of Mr. Summers.
(a) That Summers has no real power in the village.
(b) That everyone is equal regardless of wealth.
(c) That age is the criterion for civic leadership.
(d) That wealth is the standard for importance.

9. Who is to draw for the Watson family?
(a) Mr. Summers.
(b) The tall Watson boy.
(c) Mr. Watson's brother.
(d) Mrs. Watson.

10. What does Tessie try to do before Bill draws for the family?
(a) Include her daughter's family in the drawing.
(b) Find her three children to stand with their father.
(c) Run home to change clothes.
(d) Stand where the newspaper photographer can get her photo.

11. How does Jackson suggest that tradition may be questioned?
(a) A lot about the lottery has been forgotten.
(b) Old man Warner compares it to the Stone Age.
(c) The village is getting smaller so tradition may die out.
(d) Some people oppose the lottery and some villages have already stopped it.

12. What is the instruction given to the villagers about what to do after they have drawn?
(a) They are to show their papers to everyone.
(b) They are to look at their papers but not show anyone else.
(c) They are not to look at thier papers untill all have drawn.
(d) They are to register with Mr. Graves as having drawn.

13. How long has the lottery been going on?
(a) Over several generations.
(b) Since before people arrived from Europe.
(c) For the last five years.
(d) Since the Pilgrims.

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

15. Why does Tessie try to add her daughter's family to Bill Hutchinson's second drawing?
(a) The more people in the drawing, the greater chance she has of not getting the dot.
(b) She feels the need to have all her family with her.
(c) She is trying to get the whole thing done over.
(d) She wants her daughter to have a chance to win, too.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are people gathering in the town square?

2. What does Mr. Summers carry onto the village square?

3. What is Mr. Summers' position in the town?

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

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

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