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WorksheetsThe Lottery
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How did the village look on the day of the lottery?
Very metropolitan, with shiny glass commerical buildings
Neat houses, green lawns and flowers everywhere
Gloomy and cold with gray houses
Dusty, dry with paint peeling off the houses
Why did the people gather in the town square?
There is a band concert in the morning.
They are voting on whether to discontinue the lottery.
The mayor is making a speech.
It is the annual lottery day.
What is the traditional job of the village boys on lottery day?
They play an exhibition football game before the lottery.
They collect stones and bring them to the town square.
They form an honor guard for the lottery box.
They keep the younger children off the grass.
Which stones are the most prized in the lottery?
Shiny, decorative ones
Hard, jagged ones
Smooth, round ones
Heavy, flat ones
What is the date of the lottery?
July 19th
Aug. 23rd
June 27th
Feb. 2nd
In a large village, how long might the lottery last?
All day because they have more activities in the square.
An hour because the slips were mailed to people.
Not long because of better equipment.
As many as seven days.
What are the men doing before it is time for the lottery to begin?
Standing together and talking politics
Standing together and talking about other people
Standing in a group but not talking
Standing in a group talking about tractors and rain
What are the women doing before the lottery?
Standing together and gossiping
Putting up the bunting
Avoiding each other's eyes
Running around looking for their children
How do they assemble when it's time to begin the ceremony?
In double file lines
Making a huge circle in the town square
Crowding forward to try to be the first to draw
Coming together in family groups
What is being used for the first time this year?
Slips instead of wood chips
a new black box
Black and White ping pong balls
a bigger stool.
What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?
The singing of the village anthem
the swearing-in of the officials
the pledge of allegiance
The blessing of the box
What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.
He is the first one to draw in the lottery
He is the oldest man at the lottery.
He is te only single man there.
What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
Nothing. It is very quiet.
The school marching band.
Lil' Wayne
The women are speaking all at once.
What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?
slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family.
The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize.
The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member.
The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize.
Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?
Tessie
All of the children
Little Dave Hutchinson
The youngest daughter
Who will participate in the ritual?
All of Tessie's friends, neighbors, and family members.
Only women because Tessie is a woman.
The children only because it's their holiday.
Only the men of the village.
What type of story is The Lottery?
A comedy
A satire
A history
A drama
What is Jackson's main theme in this short story?
The foolishness of blindly following tradition.
The value of human life.
The need for tradition in small towns.
The need for a change in the community.
What is the tone as the story begins?
Dry like a newspaper article.
An average day with an overcast sky.
Dreary and ominous
cheerful, bright, and colorful
What does the black box symbolize in "The Lottery"?
Wealth and prosperity
The fragility of life and tradition
Authority and Power
Hope for a better future
