The Lottery Quiz 30 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Discarded

Correct Answer: A) Thrown out.

2. The ..... for the school is on the website.

Correct Answer: D) Paraphernalia.

3. Tessa's insistence that "It's not fair!" is an example of

Correct Answer: C) Irony.

4. What does the box that holds the lottery "tickets" look like?

Correct Answer: B) It is a shabby black box, splintered, faded and stained.

5. The word "select" means?

Correct Answer: C) To choose an item from a group of things.

6. Noisy, energetic.

Correct Answer: B) Boisterous.

7. What part of speech is REPRIMAND in this sentence? The teacher had to reprimand the student after they threw a pencil through the ceiling.

Correct Answer: D) Verb.

8. Who conducted the lottery?

Correct Answer: C) Mr. Summers.

9. How many years has Old Man Warner participated in the lottery?

Correct Answer: D) 77 years.

10. Pick the best word for the definition: "a routine followed faithfully" .

Correct Answer: C) Ritual.

11. Overall, the conflict in "The Lottery" is .....

Correct Answer: D) Character Vs. Society.

12. Who was the overall winner of the lottery?

Correct Answer: C) Tessie Hutchinson.

13. Which part of the word PRECEDE gives you a hint about it's definition?

Correct Answer: A) PRE (prefix).

14. Does the mood focus on the narrator or the audience?

Correct Answer: A) Audience.

15. Gravely

Correct Answer: D) In a grave and sober manner.

16. Faded and dingy from wear or exposure

Correct Answer: B) Shabbier.

17. In what order were last names called?

Correct Answer: B) Alphabetical order.

18. Who is the author of the story 'The Lottery'?

Correct Answer: A) Shirley Jackson.

19. After the movie we ..... all of our trash on the way out.

Correct Answer: C) Discarded.

20. Which vocabulary word means"in poor condition, word down by time and use"

Correct Answer: C) Shabbier.