The Lottery Comprehension

The people of the village met at 10:00am which meant that

• everyone could be home for their noon lunch

• Everyone could report to work immediately after

The lottery was conducted by Mr. Summers who had time for such activities because:

• He was not married

• He had no children

• He was retired

• All of these

As the population of the village grew, _______________ were replaced with slips of paper in the lottery box

• Small stones

• Scraps of Ribbon

• Pieces of Cardboard

• Chips of wood

Who was late for the gathering?

• Mrs. Hutchinson

• Mrs. Delacroix

• Mrs. Summers

• Mrs. Graves

Which family member was responsible for drawing a slip of paper from the box?

• The oldest son

• The wife

• The husband

• Family's choice

In what order were last names called?

• Oldest to youngest

• Alphabetical Order

• According to Class

• Largest to smallest, according to the number of family members present

Who was exempt from the lottery?

• Very young children

• single-parent families

• the elderly

• no one

After drawing, the villages were instructed to:

• pocket the slip of paper after only a quick glance

• Share the slip with members of their own families only

• immediately write down their last names

• keep the paper folded in hand without looking until everyone drew

Once Mrs. Hutchinson was signled out, the crowd rushed to:

• Return the slips of paper

• find their children

• gather stones

• leave

At the end of the story, Mrs. Hutchinson screamed...

• "It isn't fair, it isn't right!"

• "this doesn't make any sense!"

• "The lottery should end!"

• "I have children!"