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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 revealing about the social order of the village?
(a) The women hold a superior position.
(b) The men and women are not together.
(c) The men are drinking ale.
(d) The children and running around unsupervised.

2. How do they list the villagers before the lottery begins?
(a) From the oldest to the youngest.
(b) From the youngest to the oldest.
(c) By heads of families.
(d) In alphabetical order.

3. How many people live in the village?
(a) 3,446.
(b) Less than 100.
(c) Just under 1,000.
(d) About 300.

4. Why does his oldest son not draw for him?
(a) The boy is not yet sixteen.
(b) He rus away when the lottery begins.
(c) His mother is next in line for the family.
(d) He is too small to reach inside the box.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are people gathering in the town square?

3. Who is to draw for the Watson family?

4. How do they assemble when it is time to begin the ceremony?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the second citizen of the village and what is his function in the lottery?

3. What time of the year is the lottery being held?

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

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

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

7. According to the rules of the lottery, how long does the stoning go on?

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

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

10. How are people dressed for this annual event?

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