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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. Why are the children running around that morning?
(a) It is Saturday and there is no school.
(b) The teachers are in the lottery so they come to see them.
(c) Lottery Day is a school holiday.
(d) Lottery Day is a special holiday for children.

2. How do most of the villagers appear to regard the lottery?
(a) They look forward to it.
(b) They do not like the suspense.
(c) They hate it.
(d) They are confused about it.

3. Why is everyone participating, even the Hutchinson children?
(a) Because they are all hypnotized.
(b) Because they will be jailed if they do not.
(c) Because it is a village activity.
(d) Because they have nothing better to do.

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

5. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
(a) The school marching band.
(b) A collective sigh.
(c) Nothing. It is very quiet.
(d) The women speaking all at once.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people live in the village?

2. Who is to draw for the Watson family?

3. What explanation does the late comer give for being late?

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

5. Who is assigned to conduct the lottery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who participates in the subsequent activity?

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

4. What does Mr. Adams discuss with Old man Warner?

5. How does Tessie further disrupt the proceedings?

6. What happens as the stoning begins?

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

8. Whose name was the first to be called up for the lottery?

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

10. Describe the men as they assemble for the lottery.

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