How is the title of the story ironic?

The word lottery usually means something happy but it is really not

A thing whose success is governed by chance

Everyone gathers together in a circle

What happens to the winner of the lottery?

They are banished from the community.

" The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves and the stool, and when Mr. Summers said, “Some of you fellows want to give me a hand?” there was a hesitation before two men, Mr. Martin and his oldest son, Baxter, came forward to hold the box steady on the stool while Mr. Summers stirred up the papers inside it. " This passage best reveals what about the villagers?

The villagers are apprehensive of the box

The villagers are eager to get the lottery over with

Mr. Martin and his son love helping out

All of the following support the assertion that the villagers do not really care about the ritual behind the lottery EXCEPT for?

"“Me, I guess,” a woman said, and Mr. Summers turned to look at her. “Wife draws for her husband,” Mr. Summers said. “Don’t you have a grown boy to do it for you, Janey?” Although Mr. Summers and everyone else in the village knew the answer perfectly well, it was the business of the official of the lottery to ask such questions formally. Mr. Summers waited with an expression of polite interest while Mrs. Dunbar answered."

"Because so much of the ritual had been forgotten or discarded, Mr. Summers had been successful in having slips of paper substituted for the chips of wood that had been used for generations"

"There had been, also, a ritual salute, which the official of the lottery had had to use in addressing each person who came up to draw from the box, but this also had changed with time, until now it was felt necessary only for the official to speak to each person approaching."

"Some people believed that the official of the lottery used to stand just so when he said or sang it, others believed that he was supposed to walk among the people, but years and years ago this part of the ritual had been allowed to lapse."

How does Shirley Jackson build the tension in "The Lottery"? Select all answers that apply

By slowing down the pace of the story in the beginning

By not revealing what the lottery actually "is" until the end

By repeating multiple words and phrases

The Lottery Review

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English

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10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.9-10.1, RL.2.10, RL.11-12.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the story, the lottery is put in the same category as “the square dances, the teenage club, the Halloween program” and other “civic activities” (lines 38–40). Based on these ideas, how do you expect the winner of the lottery to feel?

bored

curious

fearful

happy

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which statement best describes the history of the lottery in the village?

It is a ritual unchanged since its beginnings.

It is a tradition as old as the village itself.

It is a recent plan to raise money for the village.

It is a tradition unique to this particular village.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why does Mrs. Hutchinson say that the lottery drawing is unfair?

Her family is excluded from the drawing.

She arrives too late to draw a slip of paper.

She knows the result of the lottery is bad.

She wants her friend to have another chance

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What human trait does Shirley Jackson criticize in this story?

arrogance

conformity

curiosity

greed

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who wins the lottery?

Mr. Graves

Little Dave Hutchinson

Tessie Hutchinson

Mr. Zanini

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in "The Lottery?"

Children placing stones in their pockets and making piles of stones in the town square.

Mrs. Hutchinson’s late arrival

The description of the bright sunny summer afternoon.

Mrs. Hutchinson frantically protesting Bill’s selection of the paper

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does Old Man Warner express disapproval about dropping the lottery?

He wants to see how long he can last

He believes tradition should stay as it is

He wants to make a lot of money

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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The Lottery Review

15 questions

In the story, the lottery is put in the same category as “the square dances, the teenage club, the Halloween program” and other “civic activities” (lines 38–40). Based on these ideas, how do you expect the winner of the lottery to feel?

Which statement best describes the history of the lottery in the village?

Why does Mrs. Hutchinson say that the lottery drawing is unfair?

What human trait does Shirley Jackson criticize in this story?

Who wins the lottery?

Which of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in "The Lottery?"

Why does Old Man Warner express disapproval about dropping the lottery?

How is the title of the story ironic?

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

What happens to the winner of the lottery?

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