"The Lottery" and "The Road Not Taken" Study Guide

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Which of the following statements about the lottery is most accurate? Options: It takes place annually in late June., Most of the townspeople want to end the tradition., The children are the least willing to participate., Most people want to change the black box used for the drawing.

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It takes place annually in late June.

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Why is Tessie unhappy with the first drawing? Options: She was not on time., She believes her husband was hurried., She knows Mr. Summers dislikes the Hutchinsons., She was not allowed to draw.

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She believes her husband was hurried.

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Which of the following words best describes the general mood of the villagers in attendance? jovial, sad, impatient, horrified

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impatient

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Which passage from the story most strongly supports the answer to Question 3? Options: “The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions; most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.”, “’Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while.’”, “’Well, now,’ Mr. Summers said soberly, ’guess we better get started, get this over with, so’s we can go back to work. Anybody ain’t here?’”, “After that, there was a long pause, a breathless pause, until Mr. Summers, holding his slip of paper in the air, said, ’All right, fellows.’”

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’Well, now,’ Mr. Summers said soberly, ’guess we better get started, get this over with, so’s we can go back to work. Anybody ain’t here?’

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What tense and point of view is "The Lottery" told? Options: present; first-person, present; third-person, past; first-person, past; third-person

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past; third-person

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Why did the village originally hold the lottery? Options: They believed the ritual sacrifice would bring them good fortune., Their government enforced the tradition., The villagers heard that terrible things happened to towns that discontinued the lottery., To deter villagers from committing crimes.

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They believed the ritual sacrifice would bring them good fortune.

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Which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 7? Options: “The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born.”, “‘Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,’ Old Man Warner said as he went through the crowd.”, “‘Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns.’”, “‘Daughters draw with their husbands' families, Tessie,’ Mr. Summers said gently. ‘You know that as well as anyone else.’”

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‘Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns.’

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Which of the following characters was the oldest living participant in the ceremony? Bill Hutchinson, Old Man Warner, Mr. Summers, Clyde Dunbar

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Old Man Warner

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Which of the following characters was the person conducting the ceremony? Bill Hutchinson, Old Man Warner, Mr. Summers, Clyde Dunbar

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Mr. Summers

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Which of the following characters was not in attendance at this year’s lottery because of a broken leg? Bill Hutchinson, Old Man Warner, Mr. Summers, Clyde Dunbar

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Clyde Dunbar