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

2. Where does Mrs. Hutchinson locate her husband and children?
(a) In the middle of the group.
(b) At the front of the group.
(c) At the end of the group.
(d) Off to one side of the group.

3. Old man Warner suggests that discontinuing the lottery would be doing what?
(a) Shaming the ancestors.
(b) Taking the life out of the village.
(c) Going back to the Stone Age.
(d) Inviting strangers into the village.

4. Who was the last to arrive at the lottery?
(a) Mrs. Graves.
(b) Tessie Hutchinson.
(c) Mrs. Summers.
(d) Mrs. Martin.

5. Where is Tessie by the time everyone has their stones?
(a) Running to hide.
(b) Behind Mr. Summers.
(c) With her family.
(d) In the center.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, what type of village is the setting of the story?

2. Is everyone present as the lottery ceremony begins?

3. What trouble does Bobby Martin get into?

4. What are the women doing before the lottery?

5. How long has the lottery been going on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who participates in the subsequent activity?

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

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

4. As Mr. Summers turns to face the gathered villagers, what disturbance occurs?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens after Mr. Zanini draw his paper?

10. What happens as the stoning begins?

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