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Who is the author of The Lottery?
Shirley Jones
Shirley Johnson
Shirley Jackson
Linda Murphy
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2.
What first name or nickname would you like us to use?
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2.
If you discard something, you ________________
Keep it forever
Fold it neatly
Throw it away
Eat it all
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3.
What was inside the box?
Papers
Stones
Checkers
Nothing
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4.
What was carried by Mr. Summers?
A black wooden box
A black envelope
A black stool
A black steel chest
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5.
When did the story take place?
June 27th
June 8th
June 19th
June 26th
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6.
Shirley Jackson lied about her birthdate in order to____________________
Say she was younger than her husband.
Enlist in the army.
Vote in the presidential election.
Get into to college.
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7.
Who was Shirley's husband?
Stanley Yelnick
Stanley Lloyd Steamer
Stanley H. Cup
Stanley Edgar Hyman
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8.
After publishing "The Lottery", Shirley Jackson received ________________
Many phone calls
Hate mail
A dozen roses
A package with a button box
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9.
The oldest man in town was ________________
Jimmy Warner
William Turner
Mr. Isham
Old Man Warner
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10.
What does the word "shabbier" mean?
Worn out
Brand new
Collecting dust
Shining and bright
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11.
The word ritual means ______________
Something different
Tradition
Exciting
Boring
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12.
What happened to Tessie?
The crowd killed her by throwing stones at her.
She ran into the woods
The crowd hanged her from a tree.
The crowd walked away since she was crying.
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13.
Shirley Jackson was known for writing ____________________
Romance novels
Comedies
Horror stories
Greek tragedies
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14.
Who came late to the lottery?
Mrs. Borders
Mrs. Hammond
Mrs. Howell
Mrs. Hutchinson
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15.
What was used in the black box before the papers?
Poker chips
Wood chips
Chocolate chips
Rock chips
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16.
Why did Clyde Dunbar not show up at the lottery?
He was sick in bed.
He went out of town.
He had a broken leg.
He is no longer alive.
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17.
Who were the people called up first?
The heads of the families
The youngest in the families
The grandparents
The mothers
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18.
What time did the people of the village begin to gather?
1:00 pm
1:00 am
12:00 am
10:00 am
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19.
Who was "it"?
Bill
Dave
Tessie
Nancy
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20.
Old Man Warner did not make it to the lottery
True
False
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21.
Who was stuffing his pockets with stones?
Billy Martin
Bobby Martin
Bennie Martin
Bertie Martin
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22.
How do you know that Tessie was "it"?
Her paper had a red X.
Her paper had a black spot.
Her paper was blank.
Her paper said Tessie.
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23.
Shirley received a bachelor's degree from _____________________
New York University
The University of Southern California
Syracuse University
The University of Rochester
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24.
How old was Nancy?
12
11
17
9
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25.
Who was in the center of the crowd?
Little Davy
Clyde Dunbar
Mr. Summers
Tessie Hutchinson
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26.
After the Hutchinson's name was drawn, these names went into the black box:Bill, Bill Jr., Nancy, Tessie and __________
Little Moe
Little Joe
Little Darren
Little Dave
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27.
Mr. Summers conducted _____________________
The square dances
The teen club
The Halloween program
The lottery
None of the above
All of the above
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28.
Who stood in a group away from the stones?
The police
The children
The men
The dogs
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29.
Why was it ironic that little Davy Hutchinson was given pebbles?
He was too young to understand.
Tessie was his mother.
The pebbles were too heavy for him.
He didn't know how to throw.
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30.
Who was talking about giving up the lottery?
The south village
No one
The north village
Chatham
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Who is the author of The Lottery?
If you discard something, you ________________
What was inside the box?
What was carried by Mr. Summers?
When did the story take place?
Shirley Jackson lied about her birthdate in order...
Who was Shirley's husband?
After publishing "The Lottery", Shirley Jackson received...
The oldest man in town was ________________
What does the word "shabbier" mean?
The word ritual means ______________
What happened to Tessie?
Shirley Jackson was known for writing ____________________
Who came late to the lottery?
What was used in the black box before the papers?
Why did Clyde Dunbar not show up at the lottery?
Who were the people called up first?
What time did the people of the village begin to gather?
Who was "it"?
Old Man Warner did not make it to the lottery
Who was stuffing his pockets with stones?
How do you know that Tessie was "it"?
Shirley received a bachelor's degree from _____________________
How old was Nancy?
Who was in the center of the crowd?
After the Hutchinson's name was drawn, these names went into the...
Mr. Summers conducted _____________________
Who stood in a group away from the stones?
Why was it ironic that little Davy Hutchinson was given pebbles?
Who was talking about giving up the lottery?
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