This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 43 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did the children do before the lottery started? A) Played boisterously. B) Gathered quietly. C) Read books. D) Went to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gathered quietly. 2. What is the definition of 'interminably'? A) Unwillingly. B) Unending. C) With unreasonable irritation. D) Rowdy, loud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unending. 3. Who is exempt (does not have to participate in) the lottery? A) Very young children and babies. B) Single-parents. C) The elderly. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No one. 4. Who draws for each household? A) The youngest child. B) The eldest child. C) The woman of the house. D) The man of the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The man of the house. 5. "She hesitated for a minute, looking around defiantly, and then set her lips and went up to the box. She snatched a paper out and held it behind her."What does defiantly mean? A) Awkwardly. B) Happily. C) Rebelliously. D) Sloppily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rebelliously. 6. Is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. A) Imagery. B) Traditions. C) Hypocrisy. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 7. What is the primary conflict? A) Tessie v. the society. B) Mr. Summers v. Tessie. C) Tessie v. Bill. D) Mr. Graves v. Mr. Summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tessie v. the society. 8. What does it mean to precede and to discard? A) To precede is to come after, to discard is to get rid of. B) To precede is to come before, to discard is to keep things. C) To precide is to laugh, to discard is to frown. D) To precede is to come before, to discard is to throw away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To precede is to come before, to discard is to throw away. 9. What does the winner of the lottery receive? A) Death by stoning. B) The black box. C) The years' harvest. D) A shopping spree at Summer's store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death by stoning. 10. What is one thing the person does not have right now, but would buy if they won the lottery? A) A new bicycle. B) A new boat. C) A new motorcycle. D) A new skateboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A new motorcycle. 11. What is the meaning of the word 'boisterous'? A) Quiet. B) Energetic. C) Sad. D) Serious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energetic. 12. How often does the lottery take place? A) Every week. B) Bi-weekly. C) Semestrially. D) Annually. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annually. 13. Why does Mrs. Hutchinson claim the lottery is unfair? A) She didn't have enough time to prepare. B) She forgot about it. C) Her husband wasn't present. D) The drawing process was rushed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The drawing process was rushed. 14. Who is the winner of the lottery? A) Tessie Hutchinson. B) Old Man Warner. C) Bill Hutchinson. D) Mrs. Delacroix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tessie Hutchinson. 15. To lift something to a higher level A) Apart. B) Raise. C) Conform. D) Civic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raise. 16. Who was running late for the lottery? A) Mrs. Hutchinson. B) Mr. Summers. C) Mr. Graves. D) Bobby Martin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Hutchinson. 17. Defiantly:She hesitated for a minute, looking around defiantly, and then set her lips and went up to the box. A) In a rebellious manner. B) Be earlier in time. C) In an easily irritated or annoyed manner. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a rebellious manner. 18. Which of the following is a possible theme for the text? A) Even is something is cruel, people have the tendency to follow the crowd and participate. B) Sometimes a few people must be sacrificed to ensure the group's survival. C) Important decisions should not be made by lotteries. D) Traditions help people understand the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even is something is cruel, people have the tendency to follow the crowd and participate. 19. The children were ..... , laughing and playing as they gathered rocks. A) Jovial. B) Ritual. C) Hesitation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jovial. 20. The story opens with the children doing this A) Playing hide n go seek. B) Gathering rocks. C) Playing catch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gathering rocks. ← 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