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

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

4. Who is the first to hold up his slip of paper?
(a) Bill Hutchinson.
(b) Old man Warner.
(c) Mr. Graves.
(d) Mr. Summers.

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

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

7. What does Tessie's paper mean?
(a) She is out of the lottery.
(b) She gets to select the winner.
(c) She will have to draw again.
(d) She has been chosen.

8. What is Jackson saying about tradition.
(a) That it is bad luck to change it.
(b) That very few people question it.
(c) That tradition is better than creating new ways.
(d) That it is necessary to keep a culture alive.

9. Which man holds the winning paper?
(a) Bill Hutchinson.
(b) Mr. Graves.
(c) Old man Warner.
(d) Bob Martin.

10. 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.

11. What does Mrs. Dunbar hold in her hands?
(a) More moderate stones than Mrs. Delacroix.
(b) A bag full of small stones.
(c) The Hutchinson baby.
(d) A slingshot.

12. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
(a) He is the first one to draw in the lottery.
(b) He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.
(c) He is the oldest man at the lottery.
(d) He is the only single man there.

13. What does Mr. Graves carry onto the village square?
(a) A three-legged stool.
(b) A trumpet to begin the ceremony.
(c) An American flag.
(d) A roster of the village people.

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

15. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?
(a) As much as seven days.
(b) An hour because the slips were mailed to the people.
(c) Not long because of better equipment.
(d) All day because they have more activities in the square.