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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Hutchinson's behavior as she makes her way to her family?
(a) Laughing and apologizing for being late.
(b) Anxious and in a hurry.
(c) Perplexed and confused.
(d) Somber and angry.

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

4. Why do they stop using the wood chips?
(a) They want to be more modern.
(b) The village population is growing.
(c) Trees are getting scarce.
(d) People get splinters form the wood.

5. What is the irony of Tessie Hutchinson drawing the black dot?
(a) Tessie did not know the tradition.
(b) She was the only one who protested the procedure.
(c) She drew the dot because she was late.
(d) Dessenters are a threat to tradition and must be removed.

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

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

8. What accusation does Tessie make to Joe Summers?
(a) That someone else should draw for him.
(b) That he cheated when he drew his own slip.
(c) That he doesn't like her and arranged for her to get the dot.
(d) That he goes first every year to lessen his chances of getting the dot.

9. Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?
(a) Tessie.
(b) Little Dave Hutchinson.
(c) The youngest daughter.
(d) All of the children.

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

11. Which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery?
(a) Shiny, decorative ones.
(b) Smooth, round ones.
(c) Heavy, flat ones.
(d) Hard, jagged ones.

12. 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 wealth is the standard for importance.
(c) That age is the criterion for civic leadership.
(d) That everyone is equal regardless of wealth.

13. What is the age of majority in the village?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

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

15. Why does the lottery begin late in this village?
(a) Because someone forgot to prepar the lottery slips of paper.
(b) Because it took longer for the boys to find stones.
(c) Because they have trouble locating the lottery box.
(d) Because there are so few people, the drawing only last a few hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first to hold up his slip of paper?

3. Who was the last to arrive at the lottery?

4. What is on Tessie Hutchinson's paper?

5. What is Jackson satirizing by having the children participate so willingly in the stoning?

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