This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 36 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ready for a fun challenge? Can you unscramble the letters and find the correct spelling in this word jumble? A) Asemmble. B) Assemble. C) Asembble. D) Asemblle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assemble. 2. Tessie was late to the Lottery because she was A) Washing dirty dishes. B) Hanging laundry outside. C) Cleaning the house. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Washing dirty dishes. 3. What is the following line an example of? "They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner ..... " A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Symbolism. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 4. Part A:How is the reader's point of view different from the characters in the story? (RL.2.6) A) The reader knows Mrs. Hutchinson is going to die the whole time but she does not know until the end. B) The reader does not know what the lottery is for but the characters know. C) The reader knows that the winner will get a lot of money but the characters do not know. D) The reader does not know that someone is going to die and neither does Old Man Warner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reader does not know what the lottery is for but the characters know. 5. Select the evidence that BEST shows that Old Man Warner is traditional and set in his ways. A) "Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery.". B) "People ain't the way they used to be". C) "Pack of crazy fools. Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them There's always been a lottery". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Pack of crazy fools. Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them There's always been a lottery". 6. A matter of routine; careless A) Ritual. B) Soberly. C) Perfunctory. D) Scold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perfunctory. 7. As more people entered the ..... the chances of winning became slimmer and slimmer. A) Lottery. B) Paraphernalia. C) Tradition. D) Ritual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lottery. 8. "She watched while Mr. Graves came around from the side of the box, greeted Mr. Summers gravely and selected a slip of paper from the box."What does the use of the word "gravely" suggest about the characters in this scene? A) They are careless and indifferent. B) They are happy and excited. C) They are inattentive and being playful. D) They are serious and nervous. tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are serious and nervous. tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4. 9. On what day does the lottery take place? A) January 17. B) December 24. C) June 27. D) August 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June 27. 10. What did each head of the household draw from the box? A) A number. B) A stone. C) A colored ball. D) A slip of paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A slip of paper. 11. "After that, there was a long pause, a breathless pause, until Mr. Summers, holding his slip of paper in the air, said, 'All right, fellows.' For a minute, no one moved, and then all the slips of paper were opened" (paragraph 44). A) Foreshadowing. B) Not Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 12. Why is the setting important in a story? A) It tells us the end. B) It tells us about the conflict. C) It creates the mood. D) Its not important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It creates the mood. 13. What seems to have been the original purpose of the lottery? A) A means of raising money. B) Rite of Passage. C) To ensure the community's continued well being. D) Increase the harvest yield. E) Ritual casting of stones at the devil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase the harvest yield. 14. The black box most likely symbolizes what? A) A good harvest. B) Tradition. C) Life. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tradition. 15. This word means "noisy, energetic, cheerful, rowdy" A) Boisterous. B) Reprimand. C) Survey. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boisterous. 16. Match character to description:Old man who has taken part in 77 lotteries A) Mr. Summers. B) Bill. C) Mr. Warner. D) Tessie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. Warner. 17. Someone who speaks petulantly is A) Grouchy. B) Relaxed. C) Sociable. D) Wicked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grouchy. 18. I gathered all my soccer ..... and loaded it in the trunk. A) Assembled. B) Paraphernalia. C) Ritual. D) Profusely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphernalia. 19. Which of the following statement about the lottery is true? A) Most of the townspeople want to end the tradition. B) It takes place annually, in late June. C) The children are the least willing to participate. D) Most people want to change the black box used for the drawing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It takes place annually, in late June. 20. Who was the oldest man in town? A) Old Man Warner. B) Mr. Graves. C) Mr. Summers. D) Mr. Martin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old Man Warner. ← 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