"The Lottery"

The title of "The Lottery" is ironic because

• A.

  Only one person from the village gets the prize money.

• B.

  The winner gets stoned to death.

• C.

  They play the lottery with tickets, just like we do.

• D.

  The story has nothing to do with a lottery.

The setting of "The Lottery" contributes to the overall irony because

• A.

  It is a modern, bustling town with savage citizens.

• B.

  It is an old-fashioned village with simple, kind people.

• C.

  It was summer, so very sunny with children playing and blooming flowers.

• D.

  Both b and c

The attitudes of the townspeople before the drawing of the lottery was

• A.

  Very nervous and apprehensive.

• B.

  Calm and happy overall.

• C.

  Fear and panic.

• D.

  Overjoyed with hopes they would win.

According to Shirley Jackson,  "by setting a particularly brutal ancient rite in the present and in my own village (was) to shock the stories readers with the graphic dramatization of the pointless violence and general inhumanity in their own lives". What was the "brutal ancient rite" she is referring to?

• A.

  The stoning of one of the villagers.

• B.

  The way women were treated in the story.

• C.

  Farming, which was the way this community survived.

• D.

  Not being able to leave the village at will.

Referencing the quote on question 4, where in your own life or outside (such as the news) do you see examples of "pointless violence and general inhumanity"? Please provide at least five example (in complete sentences) where humans have treated each other with violence and inhumanity.  Definition of "inhumanity" : Extremely cruel or brutal behavior