The Lottery Plot

"Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There's always been a lottery,".

What does this show the reader?

• The lottery is a tradition

• The elders (old people) believe that the lottery is needed.

• They believe if they don't do the lottery, they will starve.

• All of these

Tessie Hutchinson creates a scene during the lottery when she...

• Shouts that the drawing wasn't fair

• Cries when she draws her paper

• Yells at Mr. Summers and calls him names

• None of these

• All of these

The end of the story is ironic because...

• The author is the mother

• The winner of the lottery loses their life

• The winner of the lottery wins a huge prize

• The townspeople are happy

What was different about Tessie's paper?

• It was blank

• It was ripped

• It had a heavy pencil mark on it

• All of these

When do you understand why the boys were picking up rocks in the beginning?

• once the lottery has started

• when the adult enter the square

• when the old man Warner explains it

• only at the very end of the story

Which event happens in the exposition?

• Tessie draws the piece of paper with the black dot.

• In the summer morning of June 27th, about 300 cheery villagers gather in the town square for the annual lottery.

• Tessie gets stoned to death by the villagers.

• Tessie protests, "It wasn't fair!" The villagers close in on her and begin the stoning.

• Mr. Summers presents the black box. He reads family names, and the heads of families draw papers from the box.

Which of the following events does NOT happen in the rising action?

• Mr. Summers checks the attendance by calling family names.

• Old Man Warner opposes the idea of quitting the lottery.

• Tessie gets stoned to death by the villagers.

• Tessie protests that her husband Bill has not been given enough time to choose.

Which of the following is the climactic event?

• The villagers gather in the town square for the lottery.

• Tessie gets stoned to death by the villagers.

• Little Davy receives stones from a villager.

• Tessie draws the piece of paper with the black dot.

Which event takes place in the falling action?

• Tessie protests, "It wasn't fair!" However, the villagers still close in on her.

• Old Man Warner states, "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon."

• Tessie arrives late at the town square.

• Bill silences Tessie in her protest.

What is the resolution of the story?

• The children collect stone and pile them at the center of the town square.

• The villagers express their desire to replace the black box with a new one.

• The Hutchinsons draw papers again.

• Tessie gets stoned to death by the villagers.