"The Lottery" Review

The author of "The Lottery" is

• Gary Soto

• Ray Bradbury

• Shirley Jackson

• Michael Jackson

The setting of "The Lottery" can best be described as

• urban (inner-city)

• odd

• special

• rural (out in the country)

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The ending of "The Lottery" can best be described as

• ironic

• shocking

• violent

• all of the above

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Why does Old Man Warner want to keep the lottery?

• He wants to win a boat

• He hates Tessie Hutchinson

• If they quit they will have bad luck

• He says because there has always been a lottery

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What happens to the winner of the lottery?

• They are stoned to death

• They win money

• They get a lifetime supply of free corn

• They get to decide who dies next

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What is the main theme or central idea of the story?

• Love conquers all

• The stupidity of following certain traditions

• The need for change in small towns

• The value of human life

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Mr. Graves is

• the town mayor

• the postmaster

• Tessie's husband

• the person in charge of the cemetary

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Old Man Warner represents

• religion

• sacrifice

• evil

• tradition

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What is the mood at the beginning of the story?

• worried

• lighthearted and friendly

• nervous

• indifferent

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Mrs. Hutchinson's son, Davey, participates in the lottery. Why is this detail included?

• to show that everyone participates in the lottery

• to show that children don't matter

• to reveal that Davy is angry at his mother and wants to throw rocks at her

• to show that children don't understand the violence of the lottery.

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