"The Lottery" Test Review

The mood at the beginning of the story could be described as....

• suspenseful

• anxious

• peaceful

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The imagery in the beginning of the story is to make the reader feel...

• suspicious about the meaning of the lottery

• that the lottery is a pleasant tradition

• that the lottery is very important

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The black box symbolizes

• how the lottery lacks meaning and importance for the villagers

• the long-standing tradition of the lottery

• the villagers' unwillingness to break with aspects of the traditions

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the townspeople's attitude of the people as the lottery begins?

• cheerful

• peaceful

• anxious

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Old Man Warner represent in the story?

• people's fear of change

• people's violent tendencies

• people's desires to cling to traditions

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

" 'First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There's always been a lottery,' he added petulantly."

What is the best synonym for the word petulantly?

• rudely

• cheerfully

• sorrowfully

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"She hesitated for a minute, looking around defiantly, and then set her lips and went up to the box. She snatched a paper out and held it behind her."

Which word is the best synonym for the word defiantly?

• agreeably

• disobediently

• fearlessly

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the main theme of the story?

• It's dangerous to blindly follow traditions

• It's easy to ignore something if it is not happening to them.

• It is necessary to preserve the past, even if the traditions are outdated.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the irony of "The Lottery"?

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Define foreshadowing.

• an event occurs that contradicts the expectations of the reader

• used to give an indication or hint of a future event

• the way a reader feels towards a subject