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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets to go first in the second drawing?

2. What does Mr. Graves carry onto the village square?

3. Why can Clyde Dunbar not draw for his family?

4. Though they do not remember all the ancient ritual, what do the villagers all remember?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do they look for before continuing with the lottery?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the kind of morning it is on the day of the lottery.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write two or three paragraphs on the character of Mrs. Delacroix. Use your imagination to explain why she selected the largest stone she could find to throw at Tessie.

Essay Topic 2

Write a few paragraphs about fear of the unknown. Think of a time when you were anxious because you did not know what was going to happen. Then write down what you were afraid of and whether your fears were real or unfounded.

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper about how children might be affected by the violence of the lottery. What will Davie Hutchinson be like when he is a teenager?

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