The Test Short Story

What may be the main theme of "The Lottery"

• Traditional villages consider females to have more authority.

• Lotteries are always in the best interests of everyone involved

• Evil can be cloaked, or hidden, in something that seems to be good.

• Sticks and stone may break my bones, but lotteries will never hurt me

In the story, the lottery is put in the same category as "the square dances, the teenage club, the Halloween program" and other "civic activities" (lines 38-40). Based on these ideas, how do you expect the winner of the lottery to feel?

• fearful

• bored

• curious

• happy

What could be a theme from "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Love conquers all

• Home is where the heart is

• Good conquers evil

• The best things in life are free

What is the climax of the story? (HINT - The point of no return)

• When the hunt begins

• When Ivan dies

• When Rainsford dives off the cliff

• When Rainsford falls off the ship

Which city is the setting for "The Necklace"?

• London

• Paris

• Rome

• New York

What is the setting of The Lottery?

• an inner urban city

• Avery, Texas

• small country village

• New York, City

When you've tried your best on the short response, but the story was really tough and you don't get the question, you should...

• skip it

• copy the question on the lines

• write about how the question makes no sense to you

• find key words from the question in the passage and copy them

Type of Irony: In LTTS, the readers know that Mary killed her husband, but no one else does

• situational

• dramatic

• verbal

• no irony here

a character who undergoes change in a story is a _____ character

• static

• dynamic

• small

• flat

The message about life that author trying to express (moral)

• mood

• tone

• theme

• opinion