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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. In general, what type of village is the setting of the story?
(a) A farming village.
(b) A retirement village.
(c) A mining village.
(d) A manufacturing village.

2. 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 town leader and owner of a coal business.
(d) He is the custodian of the town square.

3. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
(a) He is the only single man there.
(b) He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.
(c) He is the oldest man at the lottery.
(d) He is the first one to draw in the lottery.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Delacroix have in her hands?

3. What are the men doing before it is time for the lottery to begin?

4. What is happening when they make any change in the lottery procedure?

5. What does Mr. Summers carry onto the village square?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the villagers know that Bill Hutchinson is holding the slip of paper with the black dot?

2. What is Old man Warner's response to Mr. Adams suggestion of doing away with the lottery?

3. What request do Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves make of the villagers and who volunteers?

4. Why is Mr. Summers always in charge of the lottery every year?

5. What is Tessie doing as the rest of her family open their slips?

6. What do the boys do to prepare for the lottery.

7. This time, who comes forward to draw slips of paper from the box?

8. What excuse does Tessie make for being late?

9. Until she is knocked unconscious, what does Tessie keep trying to do?

10. After locating the holder of the black spot, what do the villagers do?

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