SBUA The Lottery

How does the author use parts of the plot to help develop the characters throughout the text?

• By giving details within the exposition to describe the people living in the big city.

• By describing Mrs. Hutchinson’s fate in the resolution to show the cruelty of the village.

• By detailing Old Man Warner’s opinion on keeping the lottery.

• By showing the fear of Mrs. Hutchinson’s children drawing the papers from the box.

      2.   Which word from the story comes from a Latin word meaning “to done in a 

             careless or hurried manner”?

•    a.  menfolk

•      b. paraphernalia

• c. perfunctory

•  d. defiantly

3.    How does the setting contribute to the villagers’ actions in the text?

• a. The setting of the small town deepens the plot by suggesting that the villagers are reluctant to give up their tradition of the lottery.

•  The setting of the small town suggests that the villagers know one another well which makes them more uncomfortable during the lottery.

• c. The setting of the small town suggests that the villagers should kick out Old Man Warner because he is too old to keep up with the others.

•  d. The setting of the small town suggests that the husbands are very   intolerant of their wives.

4. Part A: Which setting archetype is best demonstrated in The Lottery?

• a. The Initiation (character takes responsibility)

• b. Death and Rebirth (shows the circle of life)

• c. The Quest (search for someone or something)

• d. The Small Town (where everyone knows everyone and judges them)

5. Part B: Which detail best supports the use of the setting archetype?

• “...where there were only about three hundred people…” (paragraph 1)

•  “Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes.” (Paragraph 2)

• “Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. “It isn’t fair,” she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head.” (paragraph 79)

Part B: Which detail best support the use of the setting archetype 

           selected in Part A?

• “Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. “It isn’t fair,” she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head.” (paragraph 79)

• “Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves.” (paragraph 33)

• “The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions: most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around.” (paragraph 20)

How do the character and events of the plot present a theme in the 

           text?

• Family is the foundation of all happiness.

• Evil deeds are punished in ways you might not expect.

• A person should question the reason that traditions exist and not be afraid to challenge them.

• Love can make you care more about others than you do about your own life when put to the test.

How do the character and events of the plot present a theme in the 

           text?

• People often allow bad things to happen as long as they aren't affected.

• She wasn't upset until she was the one chosen.

• People should be outraged by stoning others to death.

• You shouldn't be a coward.

Which sentence below supports a theme given in?

• “It isn’t fair,” she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head. Old Man Warner was saying, “Come on, come on, everyone. ”” (paragraph 79)

• “Some places have already quit lotteries,” Mrs. Adams said.” (paragraph 34)

• “There was a great deal of fussing to be done before Mr. Summers declared the lottery open. There were the lists to make up–of heads of families, heads of households in each family, members of each household in each family.” (paragraph 7)

Which sentence below supports a theme given?

• “The night before the lottery, Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves made up the slips of paper and put them in the box, and it was then taken to the safe of Mr. Summers’ coal company and locked up” (paragraph 6)

• “There was a great deal of fussing to be done before Mr. Summers declared the lottery open. There were the lists to make up–of heads of families, heads of households in each family, members of each household in each family.” (paragraph 7)

• “Be a good sport, Tessie,” Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, All of us took the same chance….Shut up, Tessie, Bill Hutchinson said….Well, everyone, Mr. Summers said, that was done pretty fast, and now we’ve got to be hurrying a little more to get done in time..” (paragraphs 47-49)