This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Old Man Warner suggest was the purpose of the lottery? A) To control the population of the village. B) To worship Satan. C) To frighten outsiders. D) To ensure a strong harvest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To ensure a strong harvest. 2. USUALLY a lottery means A) You win something good like money. B) You are chosen for a terrible task. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You win something good like money. 3. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family is the one? A) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family. B) The youngest Hutchinson will claim the prize. C) The village people will vote for their favorite Hutchinson family member. D) The Hutchinson family will draw straws to see who takes the prize. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slips will be put in the box for every member of the Hutchinson family. 4. Many objects in "The Lottery" have symbolic meaning. What is one symbolic meaning of the black spot drawn onto the slip of paper? A) Love. B) Death. C) Community. D) Trust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death. 5. Who was late for the gathering? A) Mrs. Hutchinson. B) Mrs. Delacroix. C) Mrs. Summers. D) Mrs. Graves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Hutchinson. 6. Who is taking Dunbar's place in the lottery? A) His son. B) His wife. C) His father. D) His daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His wife. 7. When Brad's mom heard how ..... he had answered her, she was not happy with his bad attitude A) Perfunctory. B) Interminably. C) Disengaged. D) Petulantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petulantly. 8. The Lottery is considered to be a(n): A) Novel. B) Short Story. C) Autobiography. D) Nonfiction story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Story. 9. What does the saying "lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" mean? A) Corn will soon be ready to eat. B) The sacrifice from the lottery will bring a good harvest. C) It is a rhyme that helps the towns people remember when to do the lottery. D) It helps the townspeople remember when to harvest the corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sacrifice from the lottery will bring a good harvest. 10. The word "necessary" means A) To lift something up to a higher level. B) Needed to complete something. C) To stop doing something. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needed to complete something. 11. The bouquet of flowers that Taiyana had for her wedding was too ..... ; there needed to be more bulk. A) Defiantly. B) Dainty. C) Civic. D) Interminably. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dainty. 12. What is the definition of generation? A) Period of time in which a group of people are born and live. B) System in which something is selected in a way that is by chance. C) Custom that is always done in the same way. D) Person who is in charge and makes sure people follow rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period of time in which a group of people are born and live. 13. What is an example of foreshadowing in the story? A) Mr. Summers description. B) The slips of paper. C) The black box. D) Children gathering stones at the start of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children gathering stones at the start of the story. 14. To plan and do (something, such as an activity) A) Conduct. B) Assemble. C) Ritual. D) Stout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduct. 15. Who ultimately draws the marked slip of paper? A) Mr. Hutchinson. B) Bill Hutchinson. C) Tessie Hutchinson. D) Little Dave Hutchinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tessie Hutchinson. 16. How does the town respond to Mrs. Hutchinson's lateness? A) Suspiciously. B) Rudely. C) Angrily. D) Pleasantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pleasantly. 17. I get that ya'll are excited about the game tonight, but you are way too ..... in the hallway. You need to calm down a little bit and reduce the volume of your voices to an appropriate inside level. A) Petulant. B) Profusely. C) Grave. D) Boisterous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boisterous. 18. What word is defined as:to a great degree; in large amounts; a lot A) Profusely. B) Jovial. C) Lapse. D) Petulant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profusely. 19. From which perspective is this story narrated? A) First-Person. B) Third-Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third-Person Omniscient. 20. This word means "in large amounts" A) Profusely. B) Shabby. C) Lapse. D) Murmur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profusely. ← 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