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To which family does Tessie belong?
Graves
Hutchinson
Dunbar
Who is the town's lottery official?
Mr. Summers
Mr. Hutchinson
Old Man Warner
How often is the lottery held?
monthly
yearly
bi-annually
What happens to the winner of the lottery?
They are stoned to death.
They are banished from the community.
They are put in the stockade.
Which family draws the marked slip?
the Delacroix family
the Hutchinson family
the Watson family
On what material are family names placed in the black box?
pieces of cloth
sheets of paper
chips of wood
How long does it take to conduct the lottery?
two days
one day
two hours
Which member of the family in this story "wins" the lottery?
the daughter
the mother
the father
the son
What appears on the condemned family's slip?
a black spot
a cross
an "X"
Why doesn't Clyde Dunbar attend the lottery?
He does not believe in the ritual.
He is too young to draw from the black box.
He has a broken leg.
By tradition, those who draw the slips of paper during the first round are...
the oldest members of the community
the male heads of households
the boys who have just turned sixteen
When Old Man Warner hears that some places have dropped the lottery, he...
feels a flicker of hope but remains silent.
expresses strong disapproval.
is so stunned that he leaves the village.
The winner of the lottery is
Old Man Warner
Janey Dunbar
Tessie Hutchinson
The winner...
gets a large sum of money.
is killed.
is awarded a new house.
The winner's last words are
"I will get my revenge."
"I always knew it would be me."
"It isn't fair, it isn't right."
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