The Lottery Quiz - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was represented by the black box?

family

death

tradition

murder

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How long does it take to complete the lottery ?

2 days

2 minutes

2 hours

20 minutes

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

It says that the children were gathering stones into a pile. That is an example of what literary device?

simile

metaphor

imagery

foreshadowing

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who conducted the lottery?

Mr. Hutchinson

Mrs. Hutchinson

Mr. Summers

Tessie

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Old Man Warner believes that the village should end the lottery.

True

False

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the theme of the story?

Stone people to death to have a successful harvest.

Blindly following tradition can be dangerous.

Not everything is as it seems.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Mr. Summers told Tessie, "I thought we were going to have to get on without you." This is an example of

irony

foreshadowing

flashback

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

"Mr. Summers was a round faced, jovial man and he ran the coal business..."

Based on this sentence, what does jovial mean?

angry

tired

lonely

happy

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the original purpose behind the lottery?

To make people work hard.

To ensure a good harvest.

To teach the young children the meaning of "unfair."

To see who could gather the roundest, smoothest stones.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day..."
The preceding passage is found in the exposition of the story.
This passage is developing the _____________ for the reader?

Setting

Rising action

Theme

Characterization

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which quote best supports the following theme:

"It is dangerous to blindly follow tradition."

"The crowd was quiet. A girl whispered, “I hope it’s not Nancy,” and the sound of the whisper reached the edges of the crowd."

“Nancy and Bill, Jr., opened theirs at the same time, and both beamed and laughed, turning around to the crowd and holding their slips of paper above their heads.”

"Tessie Hutchinson held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. "It isn't fair," she said... "it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the response of the lottery winner when the winning ticket is announced?

The winner feels guilty over having won over the rest of the village.

The winner is elated over the win.

The winner is upset over having won.

The winner is concerned that two people won this time.

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What can be seen on the slip of paper of the winner of the lottery?

red x

black spot

red spot

blank paper

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who draws for the household?

The oldest

The parents

The mom

The man of the household

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the climax of the story?

When the boys gather stones into a pile

It is revealed that Tessie's slip has the black dot

When Mr. Summers starts the Lottery

Bill Hutchinson draws the slip of paper

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the resolution of the story?

Tessie says this is unfair

Tessie is stoned to death

All of the villagers go back to work as if nothing happened

Tessie picks the black dot

17.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What are the boys doing in the square at the beginning of the story?

Collecting stones and Rocks

Playing Hopscotch

Singing Katy Perry

All Of the Above

18.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

How does Old Man Warner react when he finds out that "...over in north village they're talking of giving up the lottery?"

He gets scared.

He suggest they do the same.

He doesn't really care about it

He gets angry.

19.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Why does she say that the lottery is unfair? Do you think she would have said this if someone else "won?"

Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she won. If someone else won, she would not have complained at all.

Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she lost.

Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because her paper was blank.

Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she didn't get to pick a grave stone.

20.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

What is the irony of the story?

Readers expect Mr. Summers to win.

People tend to associate the black box to death but, no body died.

People tend to associate winning the lottery with winning lots of money.

I honestly don't know

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