"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
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"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
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9th - 10th Grade
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This quiz focuses on literary analysis of Shirley Jackson's classic short story "The Lottery," targeting essential reading comprehension and analytical thinking skills appropriate for 9th and 10th grade students. The questions assess students' understanding of major literary elements including theme, symbolism, foreshadowing, conflict types, setting, and vocabulary in context. Students need to demonstrate their ability to identify the story's central theme about the dangers of blind tradition and mob mentality, recognize literary devices like foreshadowing in the children gathering stones, analyze symbols such as the black dot representing death, and understand different types of conflict, particularly character versus society. The quiz also tests basic plot comprehension through factual questions about when the lottery occurs and who "wins," while requiring students to distinguish between story elements like exposition and setting development. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 9th and 10th grade English literature. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for measuring student comprehension after reading Jackson's influential short story, making it ideal for formative assessment, review sessions, or homework assignments following class discussion of the text. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to gauge student understanding before diving into deeper thematic discussions, or as practice for students preparing for unit tests on literary analysis skills. The quiz effectively supports instruction by reinforcing key concepts students need to master, including identification of literary devices, thematic analysis, and close reading skills. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 for determining themes, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 for analyzing word meanings and literary techniques.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What may be the main theme of "The Lottery"
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The exposition states that the children are gathering stones into a pile. This is an example of what literary device?
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is symbolized by the black dot?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
On what day does the lottery take place?
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When is the lottery conducted?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who "wins" the lottery?
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.W.8.9A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The slips of paper replaced___________
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CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.4
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