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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. What are the women doing before the lottery?
(a) Running around looking for their children.
(b) Putting up the bunting.
(c) Standing together and gossiping.
(d) Avoicing each other's eyes.

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

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

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

5. Has there ever been any other breaks with tradition?
(a) Yes, the box used to be white.
(b) Yes, they used to hold the lottery only at night.
(c) Yes. The ritual chant and the special salute were discarded.
(d) No. This was the first time any changed was made.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery?

2. What is stressed as important to the lottery all through the story?

3. What do some people think about discontinuing the lottery?

4. What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?

5. When is the lottery held each year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the lottery held later in the morning in this particular village?

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

3. Who is called after Mrs. Dunbar, showing that no one is left out of the lottery?

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

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

6. How are people dressed for this annual event?

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

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

9. What are some other town functions that Mr. Summers presides over?

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

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