Shirley Jackson - Lottery (thematic comprehension)

On what day does the lottery take place?

• January 25th

• June 25th

• July 26th

• June 27th

Who "won" the lottery?

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Clyde Dunbar

• Bill Hutchinson

• Mrs. Delacroix

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

Choose TWO themes in "The Lottery"?

• All traditions are important and should never be forgotten.

• Individuals can do terrible things when pressured by society.

• Some villages have dangerous traditions

• It is dangerous to blindly follow tradition.

• Lotteries are always in the best interest of everyone involved

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How do the townspeople view the lottery box?

• They are afraid of it.

• They all want to get rid of it.

• They see it as part of a tradition.

• They are disinterested in the box.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why is Mrs. Dunbar participating in the lottery?

• It’s her turn to participate.

• None of the men in her family are able to.

• She is being punished by the town.

• No one in her family will volunteer.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Why does the town have a lottery?

• It is a tradition that is thought to bring them a good harvest.

• Both the young and the old support the lottery.

• They like to remember their town’s history.

• They genuinely enjoy the lottery.

Tessie Hutchinson tries to convince the townspeople that…

• the lottery should be stopped.

• her husband wasn’t given a fair chance.

• her husband shouldn’t be participating.

• her husband took the wrong piece of paper.

Do other towns hold similar lotteries?

• no, this is the only town

• yes, they all do it

• some do it, some have stopped doing it

• there is no information about this in the story

Is there any protest or criticism of the lottery among the town people?

• Yes, constantly

• A little

• only by Old Man Warner

• only by the victim

Did the story really happen?

• yes this happened a lot in USA

• no, it's fiction and symbolic

• yes, but only in one town