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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 Mr. Summers carry onto the village square?
(a) A black, wooden box.
(b) A milking stool.
(c) The village flag.
(d) The book of rules.

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

3. What is the atmosphere of the village as the lottery gets under way?
(a) There is great jollity among the people.
(b) Everyone is talking at once.
(c) It is orderly and respectful.
(d) It is chaos.

4. What does Mrs. Dunbar hold in her hands?
(a) The Hutchinson baby.
(b) A bag full of small stones.
(c) More moderate stones than Mrs. Delacroix.
(d) A slingshot.

5. How long has the lottery been going on?
(a) Since the Pilgrims.
(b) For the last five years.
(c) Since before people arrived from Europe.
(d) Over several generations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accusation does Tessie make to Joe Summers?

2. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the story?

3. Has there ever been any other breaks with tradition?

4. What is on Tessie Hutchinson's paper?

5. How many people live in the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jackson make the scene seem like a normal village fair?

2. How does Tessie further disrupt the proceedings?

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

4. What request do Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves make of the villagers and who volunteers?

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

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

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

8. Have there ever been deviations from tradition in the past? What are they?

9. Mostly the townspeople seem to look forward to the lottery. What comment is Jackson making on human nature at this point?

10. Where are the women and what are they doing?

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