2. What is on each of the children's papers?
(a) Nothing. They are blank.
(b) A secret message.
(c) Gift certificates.
(d) Colored pictures.

3. What is Mr. Summers' position in the town?
(a) He is the custodian of the town square.
(b) He is the town leader and owner of a coal business.
(c) He is the superintendant of schools.
(d) He is the religious leader of the village.

4. Who is assigned to conduct the lottery?
(a) Mr. Summers.
(b) Mr. Graves.
(c) Mr. Martin.
(d) Mr. Hutchinson.

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

6. What does Mr. Summers carry onto the village square?
(a) The village flag.
(b) The book of rules.
(c) A milking stool.
(d) A black, wooden box.

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

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

9. What does the village look like on the morning of the lottery?
(a) It is very metropolitan with shiny glass commercial buildings.
(b) It is gloomy and cold looking with gray houses.
(c) It is in the sun with neat houses, green lawns, and flowers everywhere.
(d) It is dusty and dry with the paint peeling off the houses.

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

11. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests this village is in America?
(a) Groundhog Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The 4th of July.
(d) Halloween.

12. Though they do not remember all the ancient ritual, what do the villagers all remember?
(a) The song.
(b) The stones.
(c) The march.
(d) The burning of the box.

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

14. How many slips do the Hutchinson's take out of the box?
(a) Four. One for each the family members except the baby.
(b) Two. One for Bill and one for Tessie.
(c) Three. One for Bill, Tessie, and Bill, Jr.
(d) Five. One for each member of the family.

15. What are some villages rumored to be doing with their lottery?
(a) Combining it with another holiday.
(b) Holding parades before the lottery.
(c) Adding a consolation prize.
(d) Discontinuing it.