This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which option BEST describes the conflict of the story? A) Man vs. man. B) Man vs. society. C) Man vs. self. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Man vs. society. 2. Some people remembered there had been some sort of recital performed by the official of the lottery, a PERFUNCTORY, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year. A) A lively or upbeat piece of music. B) Routine or lacking in interest or enthusiasm. C) Something without words or vocals. D) A customary greeting such as a handshake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Routine or lacking in interest or enthusiasm. 3. What is the mood of the townspeople as they gather for the lottery? A) Light-hearted and friendly. B) Nervous and scared. C) Serious and sad. D) Completely quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light-hearted and friendly. 4. Mrs. Hitchinson tries to convince the townspeople that ..... A) The lottery is an old tadition. B) Her husband wasn't given a fair chance. C) Her husband should not be participating. D) The lottery is tricked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her husband wasn't given a fair chance. 5. Why do the villagers hesitate to help Mr. Summers with the box? A) Because the lottery is not necessarily a positive experience. B) Because they don't like Mr. Summers. C) Because they are busy talking. D) Because they are afraid of the box. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the lottery is not necessarily a positive experience. 6. Choose the best word to fill in the blank.The ..... man ran around the room and cheered because he got a promotion at work. A) Reluctantly. B) Beamed. C) Tradition. D) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jovial. 7. What does Old Man Warner equate the removal of the lottery to? A) A new beginning. B) A mistake. C) A breakdown of society. D) An improvement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A breakdown of society. 8. Seeming to have no end; tiresomely long A) Wonderingly. B) Interminably. C) Petulantly. D) Daintily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interminably. 9. Once Mrs. Hutchinson was singled out, thecrowd rushed to ..... A) Return the slips of paper. B) Find their children. C) Gather stones. D) Leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gather stones. 10. Which is an example of an independent clause A) Which made things hard. B) Under water. C) I aced this test. D) This is a dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I aced this test. 11. Directions:Please match the following definition with the correct term belowproperly; at the expected time A) Murmur. B) Paraphernalia. C) Duly. D) Interminably. E) Jovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duly. 12. How do the townspeople feel about Mr. Summers, the man who conducts the lottery? A) They feel bad for him. B) They are afraid of him. C) They dislike him. D) They don't mention their feelings about him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They feel bad for him. 13. At the beginning, the children were gathering stones into a pile. That is an example of what literary device? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Imagery. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 14. The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves and the stool. And when Mr. Summers said, "Some of you fellows want to give me a hand?" there was a hesitation" . This is an example of A) Setting. B) Foreshadowing. C) Central idea. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 15. When the Hutchinson family draws the marked lottery slip, Mrs. Hutchinson (Tessie) A) Is overjoyed. B) Says it is unfair. C) Runs away. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Says it is unfair. 16. Which family draws the marked slip? A) The Delacroix family. B) The Hutchinson family. C) The Watson family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Hutchinson family. 17. Represents evil or death, suggested by the color. A) Boys gathering stones. B) Black box. C) Black dot. D) Tessie Hutchinson. E) Mr. Summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black box. 18. After arriving to work late for the 3rd time this week, my supervisor had to ..... me. A) Preced. B) Boisterous. C) Lottery. D) Reprimand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reprimand. 19. What color is the box used for the lottery? A) Red. B) Black. C) Green. D) Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black. 20. How does Tessie (a character from The Lottery) feel about the tradition in their society? A) Good/happy. B) She doesn't care. C) She dislikes it/it makes her upset. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She dislikes it/it makes her upset. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesThe Lottery Quiz 1The Lottery Quiz 2The Lottery Quiz 3The Lottery Quiz 4The Lottery Quiz 5The Lottery Quiz 6The Lottery Quiz 7The Lottery Quiz 8The Lottery Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books