"The Lottery" Comprehension Quiz

To which family does Tessie belong?

• Graves

• Hutchinson

• Dunbar

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Who is the town's lottery official?

• Mr. Summers

• Mr. Hutchinson

• Old Man Warner

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How often is the lottery held?

• monthly

• yearly

• bi-annually

What happens to the winner of the lottery?

• They are stoned to death

• They are banished from the community

• They are put in the stockade

• They get free Apple products for life

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Which family draws the marked slip?

• The Delacroix family

• The Watson family

• The Hutchinson family

• The Simpson family

On what material are family names placed in the black box?

• pieces of cloth

• sheets of paper

• chips of wood

How long does it take to conduct the lottery?

• two days

• one day

• two hours

• one minute

Which member of the family "wins" the lottery?

• The daughter

• The mother

• The father

• The son

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What appears on the condemned family's slip?

• An "X"

• A cross

• A black spot

• Pikachu

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Why doesn't Clyde Dunbar attend the lottery?

• He does not believe in the ritual

• He has a broken leg

• He is too young to draw from the black box

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