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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 the village look like on the morning of the lottery?
(a) It is dusty and dry with the paint peeling off the houses.
(b) It is gloomy and cold looking with gray houses.
(c) It is in the sun with neat houses, green lawns, and flowers everywhere.
(d) It is very metropolitan with shiny glass commercial buildings.

2. What does Jackson hint in the story when Tessie is very late arriving?
(a) That Tessie has a premonition of something bad.
(b) That Tessie is not originally from the village.
(c) That Tessie is a scatter brain.
(d) That Tessie is always late for everything.

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

4. What type of story is THE LOTTERY?
(a) A history.
(b) A comedy.
(c) A satire.
(d) A drama.

5. What is Jackson saying about tradition.
(a) That it is bad luck to change it.
(b) That tradition is better than creating new ways.
(c) That it is necessary to keep a culture alive.
(d) That very few people question it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Dunbar hold in her hands?

2. What are the women doing before the lottery?

3. Which man holds the winning paper?

4. What is on each of the children's papers?

5. Is Mr. Summers exempt from the lottery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is everything so organized in the village for the lottery?

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

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

4. What excuse does Tessie make for being late?

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

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

7. How are people dressed for this annual event?

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

9. This time, who comes forward to draw slips of paper from the box?

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

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