The Lottery

“The Lottery” is told in the____ tense, from a(n) _______point of view.

• present; first-person

• past; third-person

• present; third-person

• past; first-person

Which of the following statements about the lottery is most accurate?

• Most of the townspeople want to end the tradition.

• The children are the least willing to participate.

• It takes place annually, in late June.

• Most people want to change the black box used for the drawing

Old Man Warner’s dialogue in paragraph 32 mainly suggests .

"Old Man Warner snorted, "Pack of crazy fools," he said. "Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There's always been a lottery," he added petulantly. "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody."

• that he is much wiser than the other villagers

• that the lottery is necessary for the village’s survival

• that he is the story’s villain

• the power of a tradition like the lottery

Which of the following best explains why Tessie is unhappy with the first drawing?

• She knows Mr. Summers dislikes the Hutchinsons

• She was not allowed to draw.

• She was not on time.

• She believes her husband was hurried.

Which of the following words best describes the general mood of the villagers in attendance?

• impatient

• jovial

• sad

• horrified

Which of the following responses best explains why the village originally held the lottery?

• Their government enforced the tradition.

• They believed the ritual sacrifice would bring them good fortune

• The villagers heard that terrible things happened to towns that discontinued the lottery.

• To deter villagers from committing crimes.

Which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 7?

They believed the ritual sacrifice would bring them good fortune.

• “‘Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns.’”

• “The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born.”

• “‘Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,’ Old Man Warner said as he went through the crowd.”

Which meaning of lapse most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt?

… There was the proper swearing-in of Mr. Summers by the postmaster, as the official of the lottery; at one time, some people remembered, there had been a recital of some sort, performed by the official of the lottery, a perfunctory, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year; 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.

• noun | a temporary failure or loss of concentration

• verb | to come to an end, because of a lack of use or renewal

• noun | an interval of time

Match the following

• The person conducting the ceremony

• Mr. Summers

• Not in attendance at this year’s lottery

• Old Man Warner

• The oldest living participant in the ann

• Clyde Dunbar

• Father of three and husband to Tessie

• Bill Hutchinson

Plot is the series of events that unfolds in a story. How does the lottery affect Tessie and Bill Hutchinson at the end of the story? How is this a good example of how plot can influence characters? Cite specific text evidence to support your statements.