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

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

4. How does Jackson suggest that tradition may be questioned?
(a) Old man Warner compares it to the Stone Age.
(b) The village is getting smaller so tradition may die out.
(c) A lot about the lottery has been forgotten.
(d) Some people oppose the lottery and some villages have already stopped it.

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

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

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

8. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?
(a) Running to hide.
(b) With her family.
(c) Behind Mr. Summers.
(d) In the center.

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

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

11. What is being used for the first time this year?
(a) A new black box.
(b) Slips of paper instead of wood chips.
(c) Black and white ping pong balls.
(d) A bigger stool.

12. Who was the last to arrive at the lottery?
(a) Mrs. Graves.
(b) Mrs. Martin.
(c) Mrs. Summers.
(d) Tessie Hutchinson.

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

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

15. What is in the black box?
(a) Beans.
(b) Slips of paper.
(c) Wood chips.
(d) Stones.