The Lottery Quiz

What is the setting of the story?

• an inner urban city
• small country town
• New York, City
• Avery, Texas

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the setting of the story?

• an inner urban city
• small country town
• New York, City
• Avery, Texas

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What stones are the most prized for use in the lottery?

• Hard, jagged ones.
• Smooth, round ones
• Pebbles.
• Heavy, flat ones.

What day is the lottery held each year?

• December 24th
• February 9th
• June 27th
• October 15th

What type of tone does the title and beginning of story set?

• Happy

• Gloomy

• Sad

• Ecstatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is ironic about the setting in the story?

• This happens to take place in summer, which is typically a time of joy and happiness

• School just let out for the summer

• Everyone was able to attend the lottery

• There just happened to be stones lying around

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

At the beginning, the children were gathering stones into a pile. That is an example of what literary device?

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the climax of the story?

• When the boys gather stones into a pile

• It is revealed that Tessie's slip has the black dot

• When Mr. Summers starts the Lottery

• Bill Hutchinson draws the slip of paper

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the resolution of the story?

• Tessie says this is unfair

• Tessie is stoned to death

• All of the villagers go back to work as if nothing happened

• Tessie picks the black dot

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What was represented by the black box?

• family
• death
• tradition
• murder

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4