This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. From what point of view is "The Lottery" told? A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person, by an objective narrator. D) 3rd person, by a limited narrator. E) 3rd person, by an omniscient (all-knowing) narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person, by an objective narrator. 2. As the population of the town grew, ..... were replaced with slips of paper in the box. A) Small stones. B) Scraps of ribbon. C) Pieces of cardboard. D) Chips of wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chips of wood. 3. This word means "resistant and uncooperative" A) Defiant. B) Petulant. C) Interminable. D) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defiant. 4. What does the word 'grave' mean? A) Happy. B) Joyful. C) Serious. D) Playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serious. 5. A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. Usually, this is referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers. A) Mood. B) Verbal irony. C) Hypocrisy. D) Customs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 6. What did the boys do in the beginning? A) Pick flowers. B) Talk to each other. C) Meet up in the town square. D) Collect stones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Collect stones. 7. In The Lottery, the lottery is put in the same category as "the square dances, the teenage club, the Halloween program" and other "civic activities." Based on these ideas, how do you expect the winner of the lottery to feel? A) Bored. B) Curious. C) Fearful. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happy. 8. How does the winner of the lottery feel about winning? What does this person say? A) "All of us took the same chance.". B) "You didn't give him enough time to choose.". C) "It isn't fair, it isn't right.". D) "Pack of crazy fools.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "It isn't fair, it isn't right.". 9. When did the conflict start? A) When Bill picked a paper with a black. B) When Tessie complained that her husband is not given enough time. C) When Old Man Warner never stopped talking. D) When Joe Summers spilled all the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When Tessie complained that her husband is not given enough time. 10. Ritual A) Series of actions performed in a certain order. B) Something done every once in a while. C) An event with no structure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Series of actions performed in a certain order. 11. The box used to be filled with this instead of paper A) Chips of wood. B) Linen paper. C) Small pebbles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chips of wood. 12. Ready for a fun spelling challenge? Can you identify the correctly spelled word from the options below? A) Reprimand. B) Reprimand. C) Reprimand. D) Repressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reprimand. 13. Which of these statements about Ivan Dmitritch is true at the start of the story? A) He thinks that he is more attractive than his wife. B) He wants to go on a vacation alone. C) He dislikes his wife's family. D) He thinks his wife will spend the money too quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He thinks his wife will spend the money too quickly. 14. Describe how the village looks on the day of the lottery. A) Very metropolitan with shiny glass commercial buildings. B) Neat houses, green lawns, and flowers everywhere. C) Gloomy and cold with gray houses. D) Dusty, dry with paint peeling off the houses . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neat houses, green lawns, and flowers everywhere. 15. When asked to help, she replied "no" very ..... A) Definitely. B) Defiantly. C) Profusely. D) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defiantly. 16. Why don't the villagers want a new box? A) It's part of their tradition. B) Answer not given. C) They're much too expensive and they're a poor village. D) Mr. Summers is attached to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's part of their tradition. 17. At the end of the story, Mrs. Hutchinsonscreamed ..... A) "it isn't fair, it isn't right!". B) "this doesn't make any sense!". C) "the lottery should end!". D) "I have children!". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "it isn't fair, it isn't right!". 18. Doing something in a perfunctory way means doing it without A) Caution. B) Enthusiasm. C) Preparation. D) Skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preparation. 19. As the population of the village grew, the ..... in the box were replaced by slips of paper. A) Chips of wood. B) Small stones. C) Scraps of ribbon. D) Leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chips of wood. 20. Which of the following describes the theme of the text? A) Evil can be cloaked or hidden in something that seems to be good. 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) Evil can be cloaked or hidden in something that seems to be good. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesThe Lottery Quiz 1The Lottery Quiz 2The Lottery Quiz 3The Lottery Quiz 4The Lottery Quiz 5The Lottery Quiz 7The Lottery Quiz 8The Lottery Quiz 9The Lottery Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books