View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When is the lottery held each year?
(a) At the beginning of spring.
(b) Before the corn harvest.
(c) At Thanksgiving.
(d) During the full moon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Summers carry onto the village square?

2. What is the tone as the story begins?

3. What does Mr. Summers do as soon as he is sworn in?

4. Why does the lottery begin late in this village?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Jackson saying about children in this story?

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

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

5. What are the heads of families instructed to do with their slips of paper?

6. How do the villagers know that Bill Hutchinson is holding the slip of paper with the black dot?

7. At what point in the story does Jackson raise the question of what's going on with her readers?

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

9. How do the children react to their school holiday?

10. What does Mrs. Delacroix do to participate in the stoning?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 603 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample