
The Lottery Quiz
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the implied resolution of “The Lottery”?
Tessie Hutchinson attacks her attackers
Tessie Hutchinson runs away
Tessie Hutchinson is stoned to death
Tessie Hutchinson is tackled
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Although one character/protagonist isn’t evident, based on the central conflict, who or what is the antagonist?
Bill Hutchinson
Everyone in the town
Mr. Summers
Old Man Warner
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the setting significant to the short story?
The unsettling setting (fall in a village) correlates with the topic of the fall of mankind.
The unsettling setting (winter in a village) correlates with the dark content.
The warm and pleasant setting (spring in a village) symbolizes new life and rebirth.
The warm and pleasant setting (summer in a village) ironically contrasts with the dark content.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements is not an example of situational irony in the short story?
Little Davy Hutchinson playfully grabs multiple slips of paper when his family is selected as the lottery winner, which is moments before one family member will be murdered.
Mr. Summers, who is friendly, jovial, and sunny, acts as the servant of death.
Old Man Warner, the oldest living villager, has escaped seventy-seven lotteries while other younger villagers have been murdered.
The reader infers because the box is black that the prize of the lottery must not be something good.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What may be one theme of “The Lottery”?
Evil can be cloaked in something that seems to be good.
Lotteries are always in the best interests of everyone involved.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but lotteries will never hurt me.
Traditional villages prioritize female power as being more authoritative.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following events is not an event that exemplifies the short story’s dark story and tone?
“And someone gave little Davy Hutchinson few pebbles.”
Bill Hutchinson helps play a hand in his own wife’s murder.
The boys collect round and smooth stones, which will cause a slow, more painful death.
Other towns are giving up and not conducting lotteries anymore.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All of the following pieces of evidence foreshadow the climax except which?
The boys in the town gather round, smooth stones.
Once the lottery begins, the villagers’ moods change from lighthearted to serious and tense.
Tessie Hutchinson snatches her piece of paper from the box.
The villagers are afraid or reluctant to approach the black box.
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