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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the first person called to draw for the lottery?
(a) Mr. Adams.
(b) Mr. Martin.
(c) Mrs. Graves.
(d) Tessie Hutchinson.

4. How do they assemble when it is time to begin the ceremony?
(a) Making a huge circle in the town square.
(b) In double file lines.
(c) Coming together in family groups.
(d) Crowding forward to try and be first to draw.

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

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

7. What happens to Tessie first?
(a) They present her with roses.
(b) A stone hits her on the side of her head.
(c) She is given a tiara.
(d) The women form a circle around her to change her clothes.

8. What is Tessie Hutchinson doing when she realizes Bill has the marked slip?
(a) She is jumping up and down with excitement.
(b) She is bragging to the other women.
(c) She is complaining that the drawing was not fair.
(d) She is mentioning that Bill got that slip the last lottery.

9. 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 is trying to get the whole thing done over.
(c) She feels the need to have all her family with her.
(d) She wants her daughter to have a chance to win, too.

10. Where does Mrs. Hutchinson locate her husband and children?
(a) At the front of the group.
(b) In the middle of the group.
(c) At the end of the group.
(d) Off to one side of the group.

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

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

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

14. What are the women doing before the lottery?
(a) Avoicing each other's eyes.
(b) Standing together and gossiping.
(c) Running around looking for their children.
(d) Putting up the bunting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Summers says it is time, what does everyone do?

2. How long has the lottery been going on?

3. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests this village is in America?

4. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?

5. Who is to draw for the Watson family?

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