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The Lottery Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What role did the sunny weather play on the morning of June 27th?

a)

it creates the impression that the people were good

b)

it creates situational irony because it is a dark celebration

c)

it implies it's hot and people want to get the lottery done quickly

d)

it's a foreshadowing that

2.

Where did the people of the village gather for the lottery?

a)

In the schoolyard

b)

In the town square

c)

In the park

d)

In front of the post office

3.

What did the children do before the lottery started?

a)

Played hide and seek

b)

Gathered stones

c)

Read books

d)

Went to school

4.

The Lottery was

a)

a tradition

b)

a fundraiser

c)

a religion

d)

a game

5.

What was the condition of the black box used for the lottery?

a)

Brand new

b)

Splintered and faded

c)

Shiny and polished

d)

Covered in dust

6.

Who was the winner of the lottery?

a)

Tessie Hutchinson

b)

Bill Hutchinson

c)

Nancy Hutchinson

d)

Little Dave Hutchinson

7.

What did Mrs. Hutchinson say when she realized her family was chosen?

a)

It's not fair

b)

I don't want to participate

c)

I refuse to take part

d)

I demand a re-draw

8.

What happened to Tessie Hutchinson at the end of the story?

a)

She won a prize

b)

She was stoned to death

c)

She escaped the village

d)

She fainted from shock

9.

How is this story a dystopia?

a)

It is dark.

b)

It is a cautionary tale.

c)

It has rules that people follow blindly.

d)

All of these.

10.

The black box is also a metaphor for

a)

a coffin

b)

freedom

c)

power

d)

sin

11.

The title "The Lottery" is a form of:

a)

antithesis

b)

simile

c)

allusion

d)

alliteration

12.

Tessie Hutchinson played the:

a)

judge

b)

hero

c)

scapegoat

d)

sidekick