The Lottery

The people separated good-humoredly to let her through; two or three people said in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, "Here comes your Missus, Hutchinson," and "Bill she made it after all." Mrs. Hutchinson reached her husband, and Mrs. Summers said cheerfully, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you Tessie." Mrs. Hutchinson said, grinning, "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now would you, Joe? This passage supports the story's:

What point of view does Jackson employ in "The Lottery"?

How does the mood CHANGE from the beginning of "The Lottery" to its conclusion?

"Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets with stones, and the other boys soon followed his example... eventually, they had a great pile of stones in one corner of the square.." This passage supports the story's:

The slip of paper...had a black spot on it, the black spot Mr. Summers had made the night before with the heavy pencil in the coal company office. This passage supports the story's

What are the women doing before the lottery?

What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is selected to draw in the lottery?

How do most villagers seem to regard the lottery?

Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she 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. This passage supports the story's:

an event where you can win something