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

2. Who is to draw for the Watson family?
(a) Mr. Summers.
(b) Mrs. Watson.
(c) Mr. Watson's brother.
(d) The tall Watson boy.

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

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

5. What does Mr. Summers do as soon as he is sworn in?
(a) Faces and greets the villagers.
(b) Leads the invocation.
(c) Bows low and receives the crown.
(d) Puts his hand on the black box three times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Tessie first?

2. Old man Warner suggests that discontinuing the lottery would be doing what?

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

4. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?

5. Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As Tessie continues to voice her objections, what does her husband do?

3. After Mrs. Dunbar has spoken up, what does Mr. Summers ask about the Watsons?

4. How does Jackson draw the reader into the spirit of the lottery?

5. What formality occurs before the lottery is officially open?

6. What happens as the stoning begins?

7. Why does Mrs. Dunbar come forward to draw in place of her husband?

8. How does Tessie try to widen the odds of her drawing the black dot?

9. What does Mr. Graves do at the Hutchinson family drawing?

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

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