The Lottery - Homework Check

What are the women doing before the lottery?

• Avoiding each other's eyes
• Running around looking for their children
• Gathering together the materials for the lottery
• Standing together and gossiping

What is the mood as the story begins

• Cheerful, bright and colorful
• Dreary and ominous; there is a sense of fear and foreboding
• Dry and factual like a newspaper article
• Boring and nondescript; it is just an average day with an overcast sky

What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is selected to draw in the lottery?

• The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family members
• The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize
• The youngest Hutchinson will claim
• Slips will be put in the box for each member of the Hutchinson family.

What point of view does Jackson employ in "The Lottery"?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd person limited
• 3rd person omniscient

How does the mood CHANGE from the beginning of "The Lottery" to its conclusion?

• The mood changes from depressing and dark to uplifting and happy
• The mood changes from silly to sad
• The mood goes from bright and lighthearted to dark and disurbing
• The mood does not change

Old Man Warner has been in the lottery ____ times.

• 87
• 97
• 77
• 67

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.

The rituals of the lottery...

• have become more casual over time.

• are the same as they have been for generations.

• have become stricter and more serious over time.

• have been entirely forgotten by the town.

How does the town respond to Mrs. Hutchinson’s lateness?

• suspiciously

• rudely

• indifferently

• pleasantly

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.