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Worksheets"The Lottery" Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is the setting of the story?
an inner urban city
in May
small country village
in June
New York, City
in December
Avery, Texas
in October
Who is the antagonist of the story?
Bill Hutchinson
Tessie Hutchinson
the villagers
the lottery
At the beginning, the children were gathering stones into a pile. That is an example of what literary device?
simile
metaphor
imagery
foreshadowing
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Bill Hutchinson
Tessie Hutchinson
the villagers
the lottery
What is the climax of the story? It is when ___.
the boys gather stones into a pile
it's revealed that Tessie's going to be stoned
Mr. Summers starts the Lottery
Bill Hutchinson draws the slip of paper
What is the resolution of the story?
Tessie tries to have her married daughter added to the family drawing.
Tessie screams & the villagers start the stoning.
All of the villagers go back to work as if nothing happened.
Tessie picks the black dot.
What is the theme of the story?
Stoning people to death is wrong.
Tradition
It's tradition, and it should be observed.
The box is special to him.
He really enjoys the lottery.
Why does Tessie say that the lottery is unfair? Do you think she would have said this if someone else "won?"
Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she won. If someone else won, she would not have complained at all.
Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because her family is poor.
Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because her paper was blank.
Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she didn't get to pick a grave stone.
What do you think Old Man Warner's saying 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon' meant?
The lottery is going to cause much death.
The corn is coming soon.
He's just hungry and wants to get this over with.
The rituals of the lottery ___.
have become more casual over time
are exactly the same as they've been for generations
have become stricter and more serious over time
have been entirely forgotten by the town
Why are Nancy and Bill Jr. happy when they open their slips of paper?
They have won the lottery.
Their family has been chosen for the lottery.
This is the town's final lottery.
They have not been chosen for the lottery.
What does Old Man Warner's character represent?
He represents the value of overcoming hardships.
He represents the importance of respecting one's elders.
He represents the acceptance of change over time.
He represents the fear of change and the desire to follow traditions without thinking.
What does the detail, "And someone gave little Davy Hutchinson a few pebbles," at the end of the text best show?
It shows that the children no longer understand the violcnece of the lottery.
It shows that Davy doesn't like his mother and wishes to hurt her.
It shows that no one expects Davy to seriously injure his mother.
It shows that everyone must participate in the lottery, even Tessie's young son.
What is the main type of conflict in "The Lottery"?
person vs. self
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. supernatural
