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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the mood of the townspeople as they gather for the lottery?
They are mostly light-hearted and friendly.
They are all serious and sad.
They are nervous and scared.
They are completely quiet.
- 2. Multiple Choice
How do the townspeople view the lottery box?
They are afraid of it.
They all want to get rid of it.
They see it as part of a tradition.
They are disinterested in the box.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The rituals of the lottery...
have become more casual over time.
are the same as they have been for generations.
have become stricter and more serious over time.
have been entirely forgotten by the town.
- 4. Multiple Choice
How does the town respond to Mrs. Hutchinson’s lateness?
suspiciously
rudely
angrily
pleasantly
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why is Mrs. Dunbar participating in the lottery?
It’s her turn to participate.
None of the men in her family are able to.
She is being punished by the town.
No one in her family will volunteer.
- 6. Multiple Choice
After the lottery begins, the townspeople become…
more excited.
more nervous.
more energetic.
more relaxed.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does the town have a lottery?
It is a tradition that is thought to bring them a good harvest.
Both the young and the old support the lottery.
They like to remember their town’s history.
They genuinely enjoy the lottery.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why is Mrs. Hutchinson upset?
Mr. Summers tricked her husband.
She wasn’t chosen for the lottery.
Her husband was chosen for the lottery.
Mr. Summers chose her husband for the lottery.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Mrs. Hutchinson tries to convince the townspeople that…
the lottery should be stopped.
her husband wasn’t given a fair chance.
her husband shouldn’t be participating.
her husband took the wrong piece of paper.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why are the children happy?
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.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What happens to Mrs. Hutchinson at the end of the story?
She is killed by the townspeople with stones.
She is tricked into picking the paper with the black mark.
She is banished from the town and never able to return.
She is punished by the townspeople for a crime she committed.
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