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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?
(a) The blessing of the box.
(b) The singing of the village anthem.
(c) The swearing in of the officials.
(d) The pledge of allegiance.

3. Why are the children running around that morning?
(a) It is Saturday and there is no school.
(b) Lottery Day is a special holiday for children.
(c) Lottery Day is a school holiday.
(d) The teachers are in the lottery so they come to see them.

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

5. What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?
(a) They collect stones and bring them to the town square.
(b) They play an exhibition football game before the lottery.
(c) They keep the younger children off the grass.
(d) They form an honor guard for the lottery box.

6. Is everyone present as the lottery ceremony begins?
(a) No, one entire family is missing.
(b) Yes, they do not start until all are there.
(c) Yes, it is a crime to be late for the lottery.
(d) No, one woman comes running up late.

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

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

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

10. When is the lottery held each year?
(a) At the beginning of spring.
(b) Before the corn harvest.
(c) At Thanksgiving.
(d) During the full moon.

11. What explanation does the late comer give for being late?
(a) She forgot what day it is.
(b) She overslept.
(c) Her clock had stopped.
(d) She had a cake in the oven.

12. What is Old man Warner's meaning when he says lottery in June, corn harvest soon?
(a) He thinks the lottery magically makes the harvest good.
(b) He thinks that June is too soon for the lottery.
(c) He judges time by the lottery.
(d) He sees the lottery as a way to fill time until the harvest.

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

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

15. Who helps hold the box to keep it steady?
(a) Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers.
(b) Mr. Martin and his son.
(c) Several of the larger boys.
(d) The mayor and the chief of police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tessie do with her paper?

2. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?

3. How long has the lottery been going on?

4. What are some villages rumored to be doing with their lottery?

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

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