The Lottery Test

On what day does the lottery take place?

• July 25th

• June 26th

• July 27th

• January 26th

Who won the Lottery?

• Bill Hutchinson

• Mrs. Delacroix

• Mr. Grave

• Tessie Hutchinson

What happens to the winner of The Lottery?

• They win money

• 
  They get stoned by the rest of the village

• They will an award

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  They get ignored by the rest of the village

Which quote best supports the following theme:

"It is dangerous to blindly follow tradition."

• 
  "Tessie Hutchinson 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."

• 
  "The crowd was quiet. A girl whispered, “I hope it’s not Nancy,” and the sound of the whisper reached the edges of the crowd."

• “Nancy and Bill, Jr., opened theirs at the same time, and both beamed and laughed, turning around to the crowd and holding their slips of paper above their heads.”

• 
  Some villages have dangerous traditions

Why does the author purposely throw you off from what is going to happen?

• 
  Because it's a fun thing to do

• How are we to know the answer to that?

• So that you're more surprised at the end

• She doesn't

The conflict in the story is an example of...

• Person vs. Nature

• 
  Person vs. Fate

• 
  Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Society

"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:

• Theme

• 
  Plot

• 
  Situational Irony

• Foreshadowing

There is a lot of tradition regarding the lottery to the town villagers. All of the following are traditions EXCEPT which?

• The official of the lottery must be sworn in by someone else.

• No one is allowed to open his/her folded paper until everyone has drawn from the black box.

• All women must draw first as heads of their households on behalf of their families.

• The official of the lottery must address or speak to each person drawing from the black box.

Choose TWO themes in "The Lottery"?

• Some villages have dangerous traditions

• Lotteries are always in the best interest of everyone involved

• It is dangerous to blindly follow tradition.

• 
  Individuals can do terrible things when pressured by society.

What phrase best describes the mood the author tries to create in the story?

• 
  excitement and happiness

• peace and anticipation

• 
  sadness and boredom

• 
  dread and surprise