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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tessie's paper mean?
(a) She is out of the lottery.
(b) She will have to draw again.
(c) She has been chosen.
(d) She gets to select the winner.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age of majority in the village?

2. What is the tone as the story begins?

3. What is the instruction given to the villagers about what to do after they have drawn?

4. Why is everyone participating, even the Hutchinson children?

5. What is Tessie doing in the center of the circle of her friends, neighbors, and family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jackson make the scene seem like a normal village fair?

2. What is THE LOTTERY meant to satirize?

3. Why is everything so organized in the village for the lottery?

4. How does the Martin family make the scene appear like a gathering of everyday families?

5. What happens next after it is settled that Bill Hutchinson holds the paper with the black dot?

6. Eventually, how do the people assemble as they wait for the lottery?

7. What excuse does Tessie make for being late?

8. What is Jackson saying about children in this story?

9. What does Tessie Hutchinson do when she realizes that Bill has the paper?

10. Whose name was the first to be called up for the lottery?

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