Question 1

The lottery in the story takes place...

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Annually

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Weekly

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Every Month

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Whenever a villager dies

Question 2

From the description in the story, we can infer that the village where the story takes places is ...

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Patriarchal

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all of the above

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in New York

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impoverished

Question 3

All of the following is true about the lottery EXCEPT ...

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all of the villagers think it is a stupid ritual

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the villagers are nervous before the drawing

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other villages have abandoned the ritual entirely

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it takes place at the beginning of summer

Question 4

All of the following things are true about Mr. Summers EXCEPT...

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he is not well-liked by the villagers

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he runs many other village activities

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he is a merchant

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he is in charge of the lottery

Question 5

Old Man Warner believers that the lottery is

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wrongly dismissed by younger generations

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too serious for Mr. Summers

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too brutal of a tradition

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meaningless to him

Question 6

The general attitude of the villagers in attendance can be best described as

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impatient

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horrified

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solemn

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jovial

Question 7

Tessie Hutchinson protests the initial drawing because

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she believes her husband was hurried

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she was not on time

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she knows Mr. Summers dislikes the Hutchinsons

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she was not allowed to draw

Question 8

The second drawing was done to determine

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which of the Hutchinsons would be chosen

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the winner of the second place prize

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next year's lottery winner

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which family will be selected for sacrifice

Question 9

After the story's end, we can infer that Tessie Hutchinson will

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be stoned to death

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win the lottery

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kill the attacking villagers

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ask her husband for a divorce

Question 10

The villagers likely continue to participate in the lottery because

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all of the above

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they believe the ritual sacrifice will bring them good luck

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older generations have passed it down

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mob mentality frequently overwhelms individual thought

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