The Lottery

Why doesn't Clyde Dunbar attend the lottery?

• He does not believe in the ritual.

• He is too young to draw from the black box.

• He has a broken leg.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The winner of the lottery is...

• Old Man Warner

• Janey Dunbar

• Tessie Hutchinson

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Why did the people feel bad for Mr. Summers? (Paragraph 3)

• Because he has to conduct the lottery every year.

• Because he doesn't have children and his wife is a scold.

• Because he is very old and should not be forced to do the lottery.

• Because he broke his leg.

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CCSS.W.9-10.9

Why was Tessie Hutchinson late to the lottery?

• She didn't want to go

• She had a bad feeling

• She was taking care of the children

• She was doing dishes and forgot

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did the townspeople accept the lottery?

• It's the way things were always done

• They had gotten a taste for blood and liked it

• They were told they had to keep it going

• It was the only way they were going to be able to grow their crops

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

In the second paragraph of the story, the children are gathering stones for what seems to be a game. At the end of the story, we learn WHY they were gathering stones. What literary device does this this exemplify?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Foreshadowing

• Diction

The lottery is put in the same category as "the square dance, the teenage club, the Halloween program" and other "civic activities." Based on this, how should the winner of the lottery feel?

• Fearful, Angry

• Excited, Happy

• Bored, Lonely

• Curious

The climax of the story is when ___________ reveals the slip with the black dot.

The resolution of the story occurs when the lottery winner is ___________________.

Themes of the story include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Banality of Evil

• Tradition & Ritual

• Conformity

• Follow the rules or else bad things will happen.