The Lottery Comprehension

Why is the title of the story, “The Lottery,” ironic?

• Because the story doesn’t involve a lottery at all.

• Because the reader expects that the winner will receive a prize.

• Because the reader can easily predict what is going to happen in the story.

• Because all lotteries have different rules, and this one is no exception.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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Which statement below is a valid theme of “The Lottery”?

• All lotteries should be outlawed.

• Small towns are full of evil people.

• Blindly following traditions of the past can be dangerous.

• all of these

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CCSS.RL.5.9

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Which of the following events is most important to the development of the plot?

• Tessie Hutchinson was late for the lottery gathering.

• Bobby Martin was scolded by his father.

• Bill Hutchinson drew the paper with the black spot on it.

• Harry helped little Dave draw his slip of paper.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Many objects in “The Lottery” have symbolic meaning. What is one symbolic meaning of the black spot drawn onto the slip of paper?

• love

• death

• community

• trust

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

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Who arrives late at the lottery?

• Mr. Summers

• Tessie Hutchinson

• Mr. Graves

• Old Man Warner

What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?

• They play an exhibition football game before the lottery.

• They form an honor guard for the lottery box.

• They keep the younger children off of the grass.

• They collect stones and bring them to the town square.

Which of the following best explains why the villagers continue to hold the lottery?

• They believe the ritual sacrifice will bring them good luck.

• The federal government forces this tradition to continue indefinitely.

• They’ve heard the terrible things that have happened to those who have stopped.

• None of the above

Which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer you chose for why the villagers continue to hold the lottery every year?

• “The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born.”

• “’Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,’ Old Man Warner said as he went through the crowd.”

• “’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.’”

• “’Daughters draw with their husbands’ families, Tessie,’ Mr. Summers said gently. ’You know that as well as anyone else.’”

What is the conflict of the story The Lottery?

• The village has to grow crops

• The village has to participate in a lottery

• The village doesn't like old people

• The village stereotypes men and women

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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Who is the protagonist in The Lottery?

• Mr. Summers

• Bill Hutchinson

• Old Man Warner

• Tessie Hutchinson

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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