The Lottery Quiz

What do you think of when you think of the lottery?

Setting can best be defined as:

• The emotional effect or feeling that a text creates in a reader.

• The physical location, time, and social environment in which a story takes place.

• The background information that is important to a text.

• The hints or clues within a story that help readers determine what will happen next or at the end.

In the first paragraph of this story, the setting is described. What kind of day is it?

What kind of tone – or atmosphere – does this set for the story?

Mood can best be defined as:

• The emotional effect or feeling that a text creates in a reader.

• The physical location, time, and social environment in which a story takes place.

• The background information that is important to a text.

• The hints or clues within a story that help readers determine what will happen next or at the end.

What kind of mood do the villagers seem to be in?

How can you tell?

What type of event does the lottery seem to be?

In the fourth paragraph, it says there was a hesitation before two men helped Mr. Summers with the box. What possible reason could there be for people to hesitate to help?

How long has this village been holding a lottery?