This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To take something away A) Apart. B) General. C) Quit. D) Remove. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remove. 2. Which member of the Hutchinson family was not required to draw? A) Little Davey. B) Bill Jr. C) Eva. D) Janey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eva. 3. What does Katniss do in The Hunger games when Prim is picked for the annual "games" ? A) She doesn't do anything, Prim means nothing to her. B) She runs away from the ceremony happening. C) She gets upset and begins to cry. D) She volunteers and takes the spot of Prim to be in the Hunger Games. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She volunteers and takes the spot of Prim to be in the Hunger Games. 4. PART A:What is Old Man Warner's point of view in regards to the lottery? A) He thinks the lottery is foolish. B) He wants to keep the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wants to keep the lottery. 5. The lottery started on ..... A) July 26th. B) May 28th. C) June 27th. D) August 28th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June 27th. 6. What is ironic about the title "The Lottery" ? A) A lottery is usually a good thing; no one wants to win this lottery. B) The cash prize for this lottery is very small. C) Only men are able to win this lottery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lottery is usually a good thing; no one wants to win this lottery. 7. At the beginning of the story, the tone of the passage is what? A) Creepy. B) Sad. C) Scary. D) Happy and delightful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happy and delightful. 8. What does the term 'perfunctory' refer to? A) A person who is constantly scolding or reprimanding with loud and abusive speech. B) With unreasonable irritation. C) Performed merely as a routine duty. D) Personal belongings, items associated with a specific activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Performed merely as a routine duty. 9. The title of the story, "The Lottery", is an example of which literary device? A) Drama. B) Tone. C) Symbolism. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 10. Imagine Laney, Reagen, and Jack are in a school play rehearsal. Who among them is likely to perform in a loud, energetic, and cheerful way, just like a character in a lively play? A) Quiet Laney. B) Reserved Reagen. C) Serene Jack. D) Boisterous Jack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boisterous Jack. 11. "Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There's always been a lottery, ". What does this show the reader? A) The lottery is a tradition. B) The elders (old people) believe that the lottery is needed. C) They believe if they don't do the lottery, they will starve. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 12. Why did the townspeople accept the lottery? A) It's the way things were always done. B) They had gotten a taste for blood and liked it. C) They were told they had to keep it going. D) It was the only way they were going to be able to grow their crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's the way things were always done. 13. Who refuses to take part in the lottery? A) Tessie Hutchinson. B) Bill Hutchinson. C) Tessie's friends. D) Everyone participated in the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everyone participated in the lottery. 14. Who said that:''It isn't fair." A) Tessie. B) Mrs. Graves. C) Mr. Hutchinson. D) Little Davy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tessie. 15. Done in an exact way A) Precede. B) Precisely. C) Necessary. D) Chance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precisely. 16. What was the original paraphernalia for the lottery? A) Chips of wood. B) Slips of paper. C) Black box. D) Three-legged stool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chips of wood. 17. Seriously or solemnly A) Gravely. B) Sincerely. C) Imprudently. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravely. 18. Who officiates the lottery? A) Tessie Hutchinson. B) Mr. Summers. C) Mr. Graves. D) Mrs. Delacroix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Summers. 19. What connotation does the word "soberly" have? A) Positive. B) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 20. Independent or Dependent ClauseI really liked the tigers at the zoo. A) Independent Clause. B) Dependent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Clause. ← 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