The Lottery Test

What is an example of vivid imagery in the story?

• flowers blossoming profusely
• richly green grass
• both

How do the villagers respond to the arrival of the black box?

• they hesitate before they come forward
• they step right up to the box
• the children keep playing during the arrival of the box

Who is the official hosting the lottery?

• Mr. Graves
• Mr. Summers
• Old Man Warner

At the beginning of the passage, the tone of the story is:

• happy and delightful
• sad and melancholy
• creepy and scary

What does the black box in the story represent?

• family
• death
• tradition

In what order do the villagers draw out of the black box?

• alphabetical order
• class rank order (richest to poorest)
• random order

Select the correct vocabulary word for the definition: a system where something is selected in a way by chance

• lottery
• chance
• tend

Select the correct vocabulary word for the definition: to organize or carry out an event or process

• boisterous
• conduct
• precede

Select the correct vocabulary word for the definition: behaving in a somber or dignified way

• gravely
• perfunctory
• ritual

Select the correct vocabulary word for the definition: noisy; rowdy; lacking discipline

• tend
• petulantly
• boisterous