"The Lottery" Foreshadowing Activity

“...the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of

them; they tended to gather together quietly

for a while...” (paragraph 2).

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“They stood together, away from the pile of

stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet

and they smiled rather than laughed”

(paragraph 3).

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“Soon the women, standing by their husbands,

began to call to their children, and the children

came reluctantly, having to be called four or

five times” (paragraph 3).

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“The morning of June 27th was clear and

sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer

day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and

the grass was richly green” (paragraph 1).

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“The villagers kept their distance, leaving a

space between themselves and the stool”

(paragraph 4).

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“...there was a hesitation between two men,

Mr. Martin and his oldest son, Baxter, came

forward to hold the box steady” (paragraph 4).

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“The whole lottery took less than two hours, so

it could begin at ten o’clock in the morning and

still be through in time to allow the villagers to

get home for noon dinner” (paragraph 1).

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“The original paraphernalia for the lottery had

been lost long ago, and the black box now

resting on the stool had been put into use

even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man

in town, as born” (paragraph 5).

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“Mr. Graves opened the slip of paper and

there was a general sigh through the crowd as

he held it up and everyone could see that it

was blank” (paragraph 68).

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“The crowd was quiet. ‘I hope it’s not Nancy,’

and the sound of the whisper reached the

edges of the crowd” (paragraph 68).

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