This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 74 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 74 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The lottery takes place on A) December 9. B) June 17. C) February 26. D) June 27. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) June 27. 2. Weitress is ..... A) An actress. B) Stewardess. C) Princess. D) Waitress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waitress. 3. To give energy, time, and attention to someone/thing A) Gullible. B) Devote. C) Ritual. D) Obsess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devote. 4. Mr. Summers always ..... s the lottery. A) They hesitate. B) Conduct. C) Liberty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduct. 5. After getting hit in the mouth, blood poured ..... down his chin. A) Petualantly. B) Profusely. C) Paraphernalia. D) Perfunctory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profusely. 6. Tradition is represented symbolically by ..... A) Mr. Summers. B) The children. C) The black box. D) The paper slips. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The black box. 7. Foreshadowing means A) The lesson to be learned from the story. B) The expected becomes the unexpected outcome. C) Hints or clues to what is going to happen in the story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hints or clues to what is going to happen in the story. 8. Pick the best word for the definition: "characterized by hearty, good-natured humor; jolly" . A) Profusely. B) Boisterous. C) Jovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jovial. 9. How old is the black box? A) 77 years old. B) 150 years old. C) 1 year old. D) 200 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 77 years old. 10. "The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves and the stool" (paragraph 4). A) Foreshadowing. B) Not Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 11. The title "The Lottery" is which form of literary device? A) Foreshadowing. B) Characterisation. C) Irony. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 12. The townspeople believe if they hold the lottery that ..... A) They will all become rich. B) They will never die. C) They will have a good harvest. D) Nothing will change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will have a good harvest. 13. What text structure is "The Lottery" ? A) Poem. B) Short story. C) Novel. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short story. 14. What does the rosebush represent for Georgie? A) Freedom. B) Love. C) Acceptance. D) Help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love. 15. Which story is the character Prim from? A) The Hunger Games. B) The Lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Hunger Games. 16. Is lottery practiced in other cities? A) No, it's a tradition that is only practiced in this village. B) Yes, it is a popular form of celebration. C) Yes, but others plan to give it up. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, but others plan to give it up. 17. Needed to complete something A) Necessary. B) Gravely. C) Perfect. D) Imaginary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Necessary. 18. Who shows up late to the lottery? A) Tessie Hutchinson. B) Bill Hutchinson. C) Mr. Summers. D) Old Man Warner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tessie Hutchinson. 19. The line at the DMV felt interminable as I waited for hours. What does the word 'interminable' mean? A) Happy and cheerful. B) However. C) To come before or go in front of. D) Never-ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never-ending. 20. Which member of the family "wins" the lottery? A) The daughter. B) The mother. C) The father. D) The son. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mother. ← 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