Assessment Review (The Lottery & Antigone)

Which of the following thematic statements based on "The Lottery" best captures the idea of indifference?

• It can be dangerous to blindly follow traditions that one doesn’t understand.

• Sometimes a few people must be sacrificed to secure the survival of all.

• It’s easy for people to ignore something wrong when it’s not happening to them.

• While traditions are sometimes outdated, they are necessary to preserve the past.

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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

How does the author introduce the lottery and how does this contribute to the development of the plot?

• The lottery is introduced as an overly happy affair, which is meant to make the reader feel suspicious about the true meaning of the lottery.

• The lottery is introduced as a dreaded ritual, which contributes to the reader’s expectation that something bad will happen.

• The lottery is introduced as commonplace, which contributes to the reader’s shock when they discover the true meaning of the lottery

• The lottery is introduced as a violent ritual, which prompts the reader to continually question the true purpose of the lottery.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does Old Man Warner’s character represent in the text?

• A. people’s desire to cling to traditions

• B. people’s fear of change

• C. people’s violent tendencies

• D. people’s fear of death

How does the detail “And someone gave little Davy Hutchinson a few pebbles” contribute to the text?

• It emphasizes that the children no longer understand the violence of the lottery.

• It shows that Davy doesn’t like his mother and wishes to hurt her.

• It reveals that no one expects Davy to seriously injure his mother.

• It stresses that everyone participates in the lottery, even Mrs. Hutchinson’s son.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The children gathering stones at the beginning of The Lottery is an example of what craft move?

• Tension

• Mood shift

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following best describes the shift in mood in "The Lottery?"

• Depressing to Lighthearted

• Jovial to disturbing

• Ominous to disastrous

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What effects does the author create in this excerpt:

People began to look around to see the Hutchinsons. Bill Hutchinson was standing quiet, staring down at the paper in his hand. Suddenly, Tessie Hutchinson shouted to Mr. Summers, “You didn’t give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn’t fair!

• Increasing Tension

• Irony

• Mood shift

• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following choices best objectively summarizes Antigone

• Antigone is upset with Creon and is the best citizen in the town to take him down in a fighting match.

• Antigone and her family were doomed since Oedipus’ tragic mistakes, thus making Creon hate the family.

• Antigone rebels against mortal law, thus, leading to her punishment by her uncle, Creon.

• Antigone stirs up trouble everywhere she goes, although it is for a good reason.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following best characterizes Ismene (Antigone's sister)?

• Bold

• Obedient

• Indifferent

• Courageous

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read this excerpt from Creon:

For I know well

our country is a ship which keeps us safe,

and only when it sails its proper course

do we make friends. These are the principles

I’ll use in order to protect our state.

What rhetorical strategy does Creon use in this speech and what is its purpose?

• Simile; compares friendship to an actual ship emphasizing that friends who betray you must "sail" away.

• Hyperbole; exaggerates the situation with Polyneices to turn the country against him.

• Metaphor; compares the country to a ship to emphasize how he will rule the country now that he is king.

• Personification; gives the state the qualities of a ship, emphasizing how it will steer away from trouble

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10