The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

What is the theme of the story?

• Stone people to death to have a successful harvest.

• Blindly following tradition can be dangerous.

• Not everything is as it seems.

What is the resolution of the story?

• Tessie says this is unfair

• Tessie is stoned to death

• All of the villagers go back to work as if nothing happened

• Tessie picks the black dot

This excerpt from the short story is explaining the _______ for the reader.

• foreshadowing

• setting

• theme

• conflict

What are the children gathering in the beginning of the story?

• sticks

• toys

• money

• stones

What is foreshadowing?

• The time and place of a story

• Hints or clues of what is to come later in the story

• The rising action of a story

• A problem that happens within the character's body or mind

The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves and the stool. And when Mr. Summers said, "Some of you fellows want to give me a hand?" there was a hesitation". This is an example of

• setting

• foreshadowing

• central idea

• mood

Who is the town's lottery official?

• Old Man Warner

• Mr. Hutchinson

• Mr. Summers

• Bobby Delacroix

When Mr. Summers brings the black box, how do the people react?

• excited

• joyful

• nervous

• sad

Why is Mrs. Dunbar participating in the lottery?

• It's her turn to participate.

• None of the men in her family are able to.

• She is being punished by the town.

• No one in her family will volunteer.

What happens to Mrs. Hutchinson at the end of the story?

• She is killed by the townspeople with stones.

• She is tricked into picking the paper with the black mark.

• She is banished from the town and never able to return.

• She is punished by the townspeople for a crime she committed.