This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Short Stories > The Lottery – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Lottery Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This person draws the slips of paper for each family A) The oldest member. B) Either parent. C) Head of Household. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Head of Household. 2. Which character is respected enough in the town to run the lottery? A) Bill Hutchinson. B) Mr. Summers. C) Tessie. D) Davy Crockett. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Summers. 3. What color is the box? A) Black. B) Gold. C) Bronze. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black. 4. In what time period is the story set? A) Modern day (the date of publication). B) Pre-Revolutionary War. C) The 1850s. D) Ancient times. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern day (the date of publication). 5. What did Tessie Hutchinson first shout to Mr. Summers? A) You didn't give him time enough to choose. B) It wasn't fair. C) You're a cheater. D) Stop the lottery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You didn't give him time enough to choose. 6. Which is an example of situational irony? A) The children participating in the lottery. B) The children picking up stones at the start of the story. C) The fact that winning the lottery is a terrible thing. D) The fact that the lottery is a village tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fact that winning the lottery is a terrible thing. 7. Who is the father of three children and husband of Tessie Hutchinson? A) Mr. Summers. B) Old Man Warner. C) Bill Hutchinson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill Hutchinson. 8. In "The Lottery, " the story takes place in which season? A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Fall. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer. 9. How did people feel about the lottery? A) Excited. B) Worried. C) Angry. D) Overjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worried. 10. Daintily A) Uncarefully. B) Rough. C) Delicately, in a lady-like fashion. D) Brute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delicately, in a lady-like fashion. 11. 'The Lottery' was published in ..... A) 1967. B) 1989. C) 1960. D) 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1948. 12. What is the effect of the description of the black box as splintered and faded in 'The Lottery'? A) It symbolizes the decay of tradition. B) It represents the villagers' indifference. C) It foreshadows the violence to come. D) It adds a sense of mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It symbolizes the decay of tradition. 13. Why does she say that the lottery is unfair? Do you think she would have said this if someone else "won?" A) Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she won. If someone else won, she would not have complained at all. B) Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she lost. C) Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because her paper was blank. D) Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she didn't get to pick a grave stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she won. If someone else won, she would not have complained at all. 14. Why was Tessie late to arrive at the gathering on the day of the lottery? A) She forgot her son and had to pick him up. B) She started to leave town to protest the lottery. C) She forgot what day it was. D) She ran away, but was caught and returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She forgot what day it was. 15. Who was in charge of the black box? A) Baxter. B) Mr. Summers. C) Old Man Warner. D) Tessie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Summers. 16. The black box symbolizes all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Death. B) Winning a prize. C) Entombment. D) Evil sins hidden away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winning a prize. 17. What is the overall type of conflict in "The Lottery" ? A) Characters vs self. B) Character vs character. C) Character vs society. D) Character vs fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character vs society. 18. How are the villagers feeling? A) Jovial or happy. B) Sad. C) Impatient-ready to get on with their day. D) Horrified. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impatient-ready to get on with their day. 19. When Mr. Summers suggests making a new box for the lottery, the villagers are against it because A) Wood is scarce. B) Mr. Summers does not make nice boxes. C) It will upset tradition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will upset tradition. 20. What word is defined as:a slight error; a temporary deviation or fall; interruption; discontinuance A) Boisterous. B) Perfunctory. C) Interminable. D) Lapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lapse. ← 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 9The Lottery Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books