stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Duplicate of Duplicate of Duplicate of The Lottery Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Duplicate of Duplicate of Duplicate of The Lottery
Duplicate of Duplicate of Duplicate of The Lottery
16 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
83 plays
This quiz is for the short story, "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson.
Flashcards
16 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
16
Answers
1
"For a minute, no one moved, and then all the slips of paper were opened" builds _____ in the story.
suspense
theme
foreshadowing
repetition
2
What is an example of
foreshadowing
in the story?
The description of Mr. Summers
Children gathering stones at the beginning of the story
The slips of paper
The black box
3
Which of these is a way the author builds
suspense
in "The Lottery?"
She tells us the purpose of the lottery
She tells us the prize for the lottery
She uses details, imagery, setting, and foreshadowing
4
Which character most openly protested the results of the lottery?
Old Man Warner
Tessie Hutchinson
Mr. Summers
Nancy's girlfriends
5
What is one possible
theme
of "The Lottery"?
Even family can betray you
Not everything is as it seems
You must throw stones at people to have a successful harvest
Blindly following a tradition can be dangerous
6
Which of these is personification in "The Lottery"?
the "fresh warmth" and "richly green" grass
the "feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them"
"speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes"
the box was "splintered badly along one side... in some places faded"
7
Which of these shows the nervous tone in "The Lottery"?
"A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat"
"the men were holding the papers, turning them over and over nervously"
"Most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around"
the "fresh warmth" and "richly green" grass
8
Which of these is most ironic in the story?
Even Tessie's son probably threw rocks
Tessie only said it was unfair AFTER her family's name was drawn
Old Man Warner has survived 77 years in the lottery
Tessie tried to add her married daughter's name to the box
9
The lottery itself could
symbolize
ALL of these. Vote for the symbolic meaning you like best!
Barbaric tradition or practice
Real lotteries/forms of gambling that devastate human beings
Any foolhardy tradition that a community refuses to give up
The risks of daily living
10
What was represented by the
black box
?
Family
Murder
Tradition
Death
11
What was the
irony
in the short story, "The Lottery?"
Mr. Summers won the lottery
Young Bill won the lottery and helped his family
No one won the lottery
Winning the lottery turned out to be a bad thing
12
Tessie Hutchinson's late arrival at the lottery instantly sets her apart from the crowd.
This is an example of suspense in the story.
This is an example of foreshadowing in the story.
This is an example of symbolism in the story.
This is an example of irony in the story.
13
What is the
setting
of the story?
Summer
All of these
A small village
June 27th
14
Which of these illustrate a tradition that is still used in "The Lottery"?
throwing the stones
the wood chips with names
the ritual salute
the black box
15
Old Man Warner feels strongly about preserving the lottery tradition. Which quote BEST proves that?
"It's not the way it used to be. People ain't the way they used to be."
"Here," a voice said.
"Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery."
"Pack of crazy fools... they'll go back to living in caves."
16
Which of these is imagery in "The Lottery"?
the "feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them"
the box was "splintered badly along one side... in some places faded"
the "fresh warmth" and "richly green" grass
"speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes"
