The Lottery Characters

The climax of the story is when it is revealed that ___________ has the slip with the black dot.

• Bill

• Tessie

• Summers

• Mark

How does the detail "and someone gave little Davey Hutchinson a few pebbles" contribute to the text?

• It shows that Davey is pure evil.

• it shows that everyone participates in the lottery, even children.

• It shows that he loves his mother.

• It shows that he wants to help his mother.

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Overall, the conflict in "The Lottery" is....

• Characters Vs. Self

• Character Vs. Character

• Character Vs. Fate

• Character Vs. Society

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Who "wins" the lottery?

• Clyde Dunbar

• Joe Summers

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Bill Hutchinson

Match the following

• Father of three and husband to Tessie

• Old Man Warner

• The person conducting the ceremony

• Bill Hutchinson

• Thinks the lottery drawing was unfair

• Clyde Dunbar

• The oldest living participant in the annual tradition

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Not in attendance at this year’s lottery because of a broken leg

• Mr. Summers

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Match the character with their appropriate description:

• The oldest living participant in the annual tradition

• Old Man Warner

• The person conducting the ceremony

• Mr. Summers

• Not in attendance at this year’s lottery because of a broken leg

• Bill Hutchinson

• Father of three and husband to Tessie

• Clyde Dunbar

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What is the overall type of conflict in "The Lottery?" 

• Characters vs. Self

• Character vs. Character

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Fate

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Which quote best supports the following theme: "It is dangerous to blindly follow tradition."

• "The crowd was quiet. A girl whispered, “I hope it’s not Nancy,” and the sound of the whisper reached the edges of the crowd.

• “Nancy and Bill, Jr., opened theirs at the same time, and both beamed and laughed, turning around to the crowd and holding their slips of paper above their heads.”

• "Tessie Hutchinson held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. "It isn't fair," she said... "it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her.

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Who ultimately becomes the victim of the Lottery?

• Mr. Summers

• Old man Warner

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Mrs. Delacroix

Who conducts and manages the lottery in the story?

• Mr. Graves

• Mr. Hutchinson

• Mr. Martin

• Mr. Summers