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The Lottery
Test Description: Group 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What can be seen on the slip of the paper of the winner of the lottery?
A
red x
B
nothing
C
orange square
D
black spot
2) What is Old Man Warner’s reaction upon hearing that other towns have either given up the lottery or are considering doing so?
A
He begins to weep
B
He laughs
C
He says its a good idea
D
He says it will lead to nothing but trouble
3) At the end of the story, who wins the lottery?
A
Bill Jr
B
Bill
C
Tessie
D
Nancy
4) How does the mood change throughout the story?
A
The author begins with calmness and tranquility, but she ultimately shifts the reader to shock and confusion.
B
The author begins with mourning and sadness, and then she shifts to happiness and joy.
C
It does not change
D
The author begins with shock and horror, and then she shifts to calmness and peacefulness.
5) What may be one theme of “The Lottery”?
A
Lotteries are always in the best interests of everyone involved.
B
Evil can be cloaked in something that seems to be good.
C
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but lotteries will never hurt me.
D
All women must draw first as heads of their households on behalf of their families.
6) How is the setting significant to the short story?
A
The unsettling setting (fall in a village) correlates with the topic of the fall of mankind.
B
The warm and pleasant setting (summer in a village) ironically contrasts with the dark content.
C
The warm and pleasant setting (spring in a village) symbolizes new life and rebirth.
D
The unsettling setting (winter in a village) correlates with the dark content.
7) What did the black dot represent?
A
revival
B
death
C
happpiness
D
rebirth
8) What is the theme of the story?
A
Stone people to death to have a great harvest
B
Not everything is as it seems
C
To obey at all costs.
D
Blindly following tradition can be dangerous
9) What do the villagers do with the stones the young boys collected at the beginning of the story?
A
throw them at whoever wins the lottery
B
build a house
C
put them in the flower bed
D
throw them at the birds
10) Which of the following events is not an event that exemplifies the short story’s dark story and tone?
A
The boys collect round and smooth stones, which will cause a slow, more painful death.
B
Other towns are giving up and not conducting lotteries anymore.
C
“And someone gave little Davy Hutchinson few pebbles.”
D
Bill Hutchinson helps play a hand in his own wife’s murder.
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