The Lottery Quiz

What is the setting of the story?

• an inner urban city

• small country town

• New York, City

• Avery, Texas

What month does the lottery take place?

• March

• December

• July

• June

"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day..."
The preceding passage is found in the exposition of the story. 
This passage is developing the _____________ for the reader?

• Setting
• Rising action
• Theme
• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is not one of the things that has changed in the lottery over the years?

• The black box.

• The recital that comes before the lottery.

• The time of year that the lottery is performed.

• The slips of paper.

The village now uses slips of paper to draw names for the lottery, what did they use before?

• Animal pelts

• Wood chips

• Leaves

• Stones

How long has the Lottery been around?

• 77 years

• 46 years

• This is the first year

• Over 100 years

What are the children playing with at the beginning of the story?

• Water guns

• A football

• Stones

• Marbles

It says that the children were gathering stones into a pile. That is an example of what literary device?

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

• foreshadowing

What is not one way an author creates tension?

• The tone and the mood

• The pacing of the story

• Giving the readers a summary of what's to come.

• Leaving out details.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does the author purposely throw you off from what is going to happen?

• She doesn't

• Because it's a fun thing to do

• So that you're more surprised at the end

• How are we to know the answer to that?