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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who gets to go first in the second drawing?
(a) Tessie insists on drawing first.
(b) Bill draws first.
(c) The oldest son draws first.
(d) The three children draw first.

7. Who is the last person accounted for before the lottery begins?
(a) Tessie Hutchinson.
(b) The tall Watson boy.
(c) Old man Warner.
(d) Mrs. Dunbar.

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

9. What is Tessie doing in the center of the circle of her friends, neighbors, and family?
(a) Dancing the lottery jig.
(b) Gloating that she is the winner.
(c) Holding out her hands and crying that it is not fair.
(d) Sitting on a makeshift throne.

10. 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 sees the lottery as a way to fill time until the harvest.
(d) He judges time by the lottery.

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

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

13. Why does the lottery begin late in this village?
(a) Because there are so few people, the drawing only last a few hours.
(b) Because it took longer for the boys to find stones.
(c) Because they have trouble locating the lottery box.
(d) Because someone forgot to prepar the lottery slips of paper.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Summers do as soon as he is sworn in?

2. Who is the first to hold up his slip of paper?

3. Why are the children running around that morning?

4. Though they do not remember all the ancient ritual, what do the villagers all remember?

5. In general, what type of village is the setting of the story?

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