WorksheetsThe Lottery
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the setting of the story?
an inner urban city
small country village
New York, City
Avery, Texas
What type of tone does the title and beginning of story set?
Happy
Gloomy
Sad
Ecstatic
What is ironic about the setting in the story?
This happens to take place in summer, which is typically a time of joy and happiness
School just let out for the summer
Everyone was able to attend the lottery
There just happened to be stones lying around
At the beginning, the children were gathering stones into a pile. That is an example of what literary device?
simile
metaphor
imagery
foreshadowing
Who draws for the household?
The oldest
The parents
The mom
The man of the household
How do most of the villagers appear to regard the lottery?
They hate it.
They are confused by it.
They look forward to it.
They do not like the suspense.
At the end of the story, who wins the lottery?
Bill Hutchinson
Tessie Hutchinson
Mr. Summers
Mrs. Graves
What is the climax of the story?
When the boys gather stones into a pile
It is revealed that Tessie's slip has the black dot
When Mr. Summers starts the Lottery
Bill Hutchinson draws the slip of paper
What is the resolution of the story?
Tessie says this is unfair
Tessie is stoned to death
All of the villagers go back to work as if nothing happened
Tessie picks the black dot
