The Lottery Comprehension

The people of the village met at 10:00 AM,

which meant that…

• everyone could be home for their noon

  dinner.

• everyone could report to work

  immediately after.

• children could come with their teachers.

• farmers could skip their morning chores.

The lottery was conducted by Mr. Summers,

who had time for such activities because…

• he was not married.

• he had no children.

• he was retired.

• all of these

As the population of the village grew,

_________ were replaced with slips of paper in

the lottery box.

• small stones

• scraps of ribbon

• pieces of cardboard

• chips of wood

Who was late for the gathering?

• Mrs. Hutchinson

• Mrs. Delacroix

• Mrs. Summers

• Mrs. Graves

Which family member was responsible for drawing a slip of paper from the box?

• a. the oldest son

• b. the wife

• c. the husband

• d. family’s choice

In what order were last names called?

• a. oldest to youngest

• b. alphabetical order

• c. according to class

• d. largest to smallest, according to the

  number of family members present

Who was exempt from the lottery?

• a. very young children

• b. single-parent families

• c. the elderly

• d. no one

After drawing, the villagers were instructed to…

• a. pocket the slip of paper after only a

  quick glance.

• b. share the slip with members of their

  own families only.

• c. immediately write down their last

  names.

• d. keep the paper folded in hand without

  looking until everyone drew.

Once Mrs. Hutchinson was singled out, the

crowd rushed to…

• a. return the slips of paper.

• b. find their children.

• c. gather stones.

• d. leave.

At the end of the story, Mrs. Hutchinson

screamed…

• a. “it isn’t fair, it isn’t right!”

• b. “this doesn’t make any sense!”

• c. “the lottery should end!”

• d. “I have children!”