2. Why does Tessie try to add her daughter's family to Bill Hutchinson's second drawing?
(a) She feels the need to have all her family with her.
(b) She wants her daughter to have a chance to win, too.
(c) The more people in the drawing, the greater chance she has of not getting the dot.
(d) She is trying to get the whole thing done over.

3. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the story?
(a) Tessie being late for the lottery.
(b) Mr. Graves forgetting the stool.
(c) The boys gathering stones.
(d) Mr. Summers changing the tradition.

4. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
(a) The school marching band.
(b) A collective sigh.
(c) Nothing. It is very quiet.
(d) The women speaking all at once.

5. What are the men doing before it is time for the lottery to begin?
(a) Standing in a group but not talking.
(b) Standing in a group talking about tractors and rain.
(c) Standing together and talking politics.
(d) Standing together and talking about women.

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

7. What is Mr. Summers' position in the town?
(a) He is the superintendant of schools.
(b) He is the religious leader of the village.
(c) He is the custodian of the town square.
(d) He is the town leader and owner of a coal business.

8. Who tells the boys what to do on the morning of the lottery?
(a) Their fathers.
(b) No one, they all know their responsibility.
(c) Their mothers.
(d) The village council.

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

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

11. What is the tone as the story begins?
(a) Dreary and ominous.
(b) Cheerful, bright, and colorful.
(c) An average day with overcast sky.
(d) Dry like a newspaper article.

12. What is the atmosphere of the village as the lottery gets under way?
(a) It is orderly and respectful.
(b) It is chaos.
(c) There is great jollity among the people.
(d) Everyone is talking at once.

13. What is the date of the lottery?
(a) June 27th
(b) February 2nd
(c) April 1st
(d) July 4th

14. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?
(a) He gets in a fight with another boy and has a bloody nose.
(b) He puts the stones he collected in his pocket.
(c) He does not respond to his mother's call and his father reprimands him.
(d) He gets his clean clothes all dirty and has to go home and change.

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