This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 23 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tessie Hutchinson creates a scene during the lottery when she ..... A) Shouts that the drawing wasn't fair. B) Cries when she draws her paper. C) Yells at Mr. Summers and calls him names. D) None of these. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouts that the drawing wasn't fair. 2. Which of the following events is an example of foreshadowing? A) The mail being delivered. B) The people throwing stones. C) The townspeople gathering in the town square. D) Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson showing up late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson showing up late. 3. What word is defined as:insolent or rude in speech or behavior; characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor; peevish A) Petulant. B) Profusely. C) Interminable. D) Civic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petulant. 4. Who is an aide to Mr. Summers A) Mr. Graves. B) Old Man Warner. C) Clyde Dunbar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Graves. 5. Use context clues to determine the meaning of "reluctantly""Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be called four or five times." A) Cheerfully. B) Angrily. C) Quickly. D) Hesitantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hesitantly. 6. Why did the townspeople gather in the square on the 27th of June? A) To witness a public execution. B) For an annual lottery. C) To celebrate Mr. Summer's Birthday party. D) For registration of the annual lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For an annual lottery. 7. What purpose does Old Man Warner's character best serve in the story? A) He represents the value of overcoming hardship. B) He represents the importance of respecting one's elders. C) He represents the acceptance of change in traditions over time. D) He represents the fear of change and desire to follow traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He represents the fear of change and desire to follow traditions. 8. Be number 1, or come first, in something, e.g. a contest A) Win. B) Lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Win. 9. What are some examples of imagery? A) Flowers blossoming, Grass richly green. B) Village, Lottery. C) June 27th, Summer. D) Morning, Night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flowers blossoming, Grass richly green. 10. Evidence in the story suggests that this is a ..... A) Backwoods settlement. B) Suburb of a large city. C) Factory town. D) Farming community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farming community. 11. Who is Mr. Summers? A) The official head of the lottery. B) The mayor of the village. C) The man who is sacrificed at the end. D) A man with a terrible wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The official head of the lottery. 12. What does 'perfunctory' mean? A) To scold or find fault with someone. B) Abundantly; generously. C) Pertaining to the countryside. D) Acting routinely with little interest or care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acting routinely with little interest or care. 13. How is the lottery box perceived? A) People are afraid of it. B) The box is part of a tradition. C) It is just an ordiniary box. D) Citizens want to get rid of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The box is part of a tradition. 14. "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day ..... " The preceding passage is found in the exposition of the story. This passage is developing the ..... for the reader? A) Rising action. B) Theme. C) Setting. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 15. Many times Jackson slows down the pace in "The Lottery" in order to A) Show the sadness of death. B) Cheer up the reader. C) Build suspense. D) Emphasis tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Build suspense. 16. On page two, where does the tone of the story most dramatically shift? A) Between paragraphs 6 and 7. B) Between paragraphs 7 and 8. C) Between paragraphs 8 and 9. D) Between paragraphs 9 and 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between paragraphs 9 and 10. 17. That Friday morning Andy bought a lottery ticket ..... A) So far. B) As usual. C) Scrap of paper. D) Local newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As usual. 18. The prefix PRE means what? A) Before. B) After. C) Nothing it's just letters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 19. What happens to Georgie's rosebush the day after he plants it? A) It dies. B) It gets ripped out. C) It disappears. D) It gets mowed over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It gets ripped out. 20. How does Georgie treat the person Mr. Collier introduces to him? A) He is excited. B) He is off-putting. C) He is nervous. D) He is kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is kind. 21. I ..... apologized to my friend, even though I knew she was wrong. A) Daintily. B) Precede. C) Lottery. D) Regretfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regretfully. 22. What word meansabundantly, in great amount A) Reprimand. B) Lapse. C) Ritual. D) Profusely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profusely. 23. The boy waited PETULANTLY for his turn to ride the horse, realizing he had been overlooked twice before. A) Tired or exhausted. B) Patient or understanding. C) Childishly or bad-tempered. D) Happy or elated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Childishly or bad-tempered. 24. What does the main idea of a text help us understand? A) The main idea of a text helps us understand the font style used by the author. B) The main idea of a text helps us understand the weather conditions during the writing process. C) The main idea of a text helps us understand the central theme or message that the author is trying to convey. D) The main idea of a text helps us understand the author's favorite color. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main idea of a text helps us understand the central theme or message that the author is trying to convey. 25. Why are Nancy and Bill Jr. happy when they open their slips of paper? A) This is the town's final lottery. B) They have won the lottery. C) They have not been chosen for the lottery. D) Their family has been chosen for the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have not been chosen for the lottery. 26. Which answer would be the best choice for the central idea of this story? A) It's good, to keep the population of a town to a low number. B) Sometimes friends and neighbors lie to you. C) Some traditions or rules should be changed, because they cause harm to others. D) You should follow what everyone else is doing, so they won't turn against you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some traditions or rules should be changed, because they cause harm to others. 27. When people don't agree with each other, they often ..... A) Argue. B) Both. C) Each other. D) Drawing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argue. 28. What is a theme of the story "The Lottery" ? A) Small towns are full of evil people. B) All lotteries should be outlawed. C) Blindly following traditions of the past can be dangerous. D) All disasters are preventable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blindly following traditions of the past can be dangerous. 29. Which character tries to stop the lottery? A) Old Man Warner. B) Mr. Summers. C) Tessie Hutchinson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tessie Hutchinson. 30. What does interminably mean? A) Another word for politely and indubitably. B) A word connected to highway terminology. C) Something that seems to have no end. Homework feels interminable!. D) An incurable illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that seems to have no end. Homework feels interminable!. 31. Andy didn't speak to Simon. Simon didn't speak to Andy. They didn't speak to ..... A) Split. B) Each other. C) Publicity. D) Drawing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each other. 32. In paragraph 6, Jackson states, "She [Tessie] hesitated for a minute, looking around defiantly, then set her lips and went up to the box." What is the best synonym for "defiantly" in this context" A) Doubtfully. B) Fearfully. C) Disobediently. D) Agreeably. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disobediently. 33. Which figurative language technique is used in the following sentence? "The bare trees weep, the wind is damp and cold." A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 34. We ..... In the meeting hall to hear the news. A) Perturbed. B) Disengaged. C) Profusely. D) Assembled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assembled. 35. "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green" (paragraph 1). A) Not Foreshadowing. B) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not Foreshadowing. 36. Which human trait does Shirley Jackson seem to criticize in "The Lottery" ? A) Innocence. B) Conformity. C) Greed. D) Arrogance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conformity. 37. A man DISENGAGED himself from the crowd and came forward. A) To greet or introduce your self to (someone or something) that you aren't familiar with. B) To fight or get physical with someone or something. C) To separate or release (someone or something) from something to which they are attached or connected. D) To attach or join together (someone or something) which they are separate or not connected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To separate or release (someone or something) from something to which they are attached or connected. 38. Why did Mr. Summers want to make a new box for the lottery? A) The current box was missing. B) The current box was too heavy. C) The current box was old and shabby. D) The current box was too small. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The current box was old and shabby. 39. Which of the following statements best shows the symbolism of the black box? A) Communication between the leaders of a community and its people. B) The presence and maintaining of traditions without regard to questioning said traditions. C) The power of connecting with one's community. D) The need to be consistent with the community in all thoughts and actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The presence and maintaining of traditions without regard to questioning said traditions. 40. Which inference is supported by the text? A) Every member of the community is expected to be at the lottery. B) The lottery is not an important tradition for the villagers. C) Mr. Summers was angry at Mrs. Hutchinson for being late. D) Mrs. Hutchinson did not want to go to the lottery, but her husband forced her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every member of the community is expected to be at the lottery. 41. What is an example of figurative language in 'The Lottery'? A) The description of the black box as 'battered'. B) The use of stones as a symbol. C) The mention of the post office and bank. D) The description of the grass as 'richly green'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The description of the black box as 'battered'. 42. According to Old Man Warner, what is the purpose of the ritual surrounding the lottery? A) To welcome summer. B) To offer rebirth to the village. C) To ensure the crops will grow. D) To sacrifice one life yearly for the gods and goddesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ensure the crops will grow. 43. ..... , I forgot to bring you in something for your birthday, Nate. A) Interminably. B) Regretfully. C) Paraphernalia. D) Discard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regretfully. 44. What is the first thing everyone at the new school notices about Georgie? A) His accent. B) His beauty. C) His clothing. D) His scars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His scars. 45. What is the villagers' reaction to the idea of ending the lottery? A) Opposed. B) Confused. C) Indifferent. D) Supportive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opposed. 46. What does defiantly mean? A) Happily. B) Rebelliously. C) Awkwardly. D) Sloppily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rebelliously. 47. The lottery takes place on A) June 17. B) December 9. C) February 26. D) June 27. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) June 27. 48. Weitress is ..... A) An actress. B) Stewardess. C) Princess. D) Waitress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waitress. 49. To give energy, time, and attention to someone/thing A) Obsess. B) Ritual. C) Gullible. D) Devote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Devote. 50. Mr. Summers always ..... s the lottery. A) They hesitate. B) Conduct. C) Liberty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduct. 51. After getting hit in the mouth, blood poured ..... down his chin. A) Petualantly. B) Profusely. C) Perfunctory. D) Paraphernalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profusely. 52. Tradition is represented symbolically by ..... A) Mr. Summers. B) The paper slips. C) The children. D) The black box. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The black box. 53. Foreshadowing means A) The lesson to be learned from the story. B) The expected becomes the unexpected outcome. C) Hints or clues to what is going to happen in the story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hints or clues to what is going to happen in the story. 54. Pick the best word for the definition: "characterized by hearty, good-natured humor; jolly" . A) Profusely. B) Boisterous. C) Jovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jovial. 55. How old is the black box? A) 77 years old. B) 150 years old. C) 1 year old. D) 200 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 77 years old. 56. "The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves and the stool" (paragraph 4). A) Not Foreshadowing. B) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 57. The title "The Lottery" is which form of literary device? A) Irony. B) Characterisation. C) Conflict. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 58. The townspeople believe if they hold the lottery that ..... A) They will all become rich. B) They will never die. C) They will have a good harvest. D) Nothing will change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will have a good harvest. 59. What text structure is "The Lottery" ? A) Drama. B) Short story. C) Novel. D) Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short story. 60. What does the rosebush represent for Georgie? A) Freedom. B) Acceptance. C) Help. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Love. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesThe Lottery Quiz 1The Lottery Quiz 2The Lottery Quiz 3The Lottery Quiz 4The Lottery Quiz 5The Lottery Quiz 6The Lottery Quiz 7The Lottery Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books