The Lottery

Describe how the village looks on the day of the lottery.

• Very metropolitan with shiny glass commercial buildings

• Neat houses, green lawns, and flowers everywhere

• Gloomy and cold with gray houses

• Dusty, dry with paint peeling off the houses

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How many people live in the village?

• About 300

• Less than 100

• 3,446

• Just under a thousand

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Why are people gathering in the town square?

• There is a band concert in the morning.

• They are voting on whether to discontinue the lottery.

• The mayor is making a speech.

• It is the annual lottery day.

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What is the traditional job of the village boys on Lottery Day?

• They play an exhibition football game before the lottery.

• They collect stones and bring them to the town square.

• They form an honor guard for the lottery box.

• They keep the younger children off of the grass.

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What is the date of the lottery?

• July 4th

• February 2nd

• June 27th

• April 1st

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How do they assemble when it is time to begin the ceremony?

• In double file lines.

• Making a huge circle in the town square.

• Crowding forward to try to be first to draw.

• Coming together in family groups.

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What is being used for the first time this year?

• Slips of paper instead of wood chips

• A new black box

• Black and white ping pong balls

• A bigger stool

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What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one?

• Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family.

• The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize.

• The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member.

• The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize.  

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Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?

• Tessie

• All of the children

• Little Dave Hutchinson

• The youngest daughter

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Who will participate in the ritual?

• All of Tessie's friends, neighbors, and family members.

• The women-only because Tessie is a woman.

• The children only because it is their holiday.

• Only the men of the village.

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