stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
43 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
717 plays
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson vocabulary, characters, comprehension, and literary devices.
Flashcards
43 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
43
Answers
1
What day does the lottery fall each year?
June 23
June 27
June 28
2
The definition of the word is
openly or boldly resisting
paraphernalia
boisterous
defiantly
3
Shirley Jackson wrote this story shortly after what war?
Civil War
World War II
World War I
Revolutionary War
4
The definition of this word is
released or loosened from something
disengaged
perfunctory
jovial
5
The substitute complained that Mrs. Lawley's homeroom was loud and _________.
boisterous
profusely
defiantly
6
Why were the original wood chips replaced?
Population growth
They were lost
They became rotted
7
Stands in the back row with Mrs. Graves; nice at the beginning but picks up the largest rock.
Mrs. Hutchinson
Mrs. Delacroix
Mrs. Martin
8
The violence and senseless death in the Lottery could be compared to what?
Terrorism
The Holocaust
School Shootings
9
Who is the character the school children hope doesn't draw the mark?
Nancy
Eva
Tessie
10
The best theme for "The Lottery" is...
Going along with the crowd can have disastrous consequences
Society wrongly uses scapegoats to bear the sin of others
all of the above
Human nature is to solve conflict through violence.
11
The lottery being held in between the summer solstice & the July 4th is which literary device?
irony
symbolism
foreshadowing
12
This literary term is a central idea the author wants to teach the reader.
onomatopoeia
moral
theme
symbol
13
The character who "won" the lottery.
Mrs. Dunbar
Mrs. Hutchinson
Mrs. Delacroix
14
Make an inference as to which character's name means "of the Cross"
Martin
Hutchinson
Delacroix
15
The boys gathering stones is which type of literary device?
Symbolism
Forshadowing
Irony
16
The young boy was so ____________ toward his mother because he refused to do what he was told.
profusely
perfunctory
defiant
17
This boy is described as
tall and nervous
because it's his first time drawing for his family.
Steve Adams
Horace Dunbar
Jack Watson
18
This man helps hold the black box while another man mixes the papers.
Mr. Warner
Mr. Summers
Mr. Martin
19
Picks the smallest stones and says to go ahead and she'll catch up later.
Mrs. Delacroix
Mrs. Summers
Mrs. Dunbar
20
The first person to mention that they are giving up the lottery in the "North Village."
Mrs. Adams
Nancy Hutchinson
Mr. Adams
21
The definition of this word is
faded and dingy from wear or exposure.
paraphernalia
profusely
shabbier
22
She's Bobby's mother and does't seem to have much control over him.
Mrs. Hutchinson
Mrs. Summers
Mrs. Martin
23
Doesn't have a man to draw for her family.
Mrs. Dunbar
Mrs. Delacroix
Mrs. Martin
24
My nightly ______ is to take off my make-up and then moisturize my face. I don't want wrinkles.
parahaernalia
disengaged
ritual
25
The flag had hung in front of the city building for years and it became old and _________.
shabby
jovial
ritual
26
He is Postmaster; the "official" of the lottery. Carries the 3-legged stool to put the box on.
Mr. Graves
Bobby Martin
Harry Jones
27
Character that says, "People ain't what they used to be."
Delacroix
Warner
Dickie
28
He is so young he needs help grabbing a paper; someone has to hold the paper for him.
Bobby
Davy
Don
29
Bobby's oldest brother.
Harry
Joe
Baxter
30
The following is an example of which literary device: The bright, sunny, cheerful day...
Irony
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
31
Was the 1st to stuff his pockets full of stones; piled stones with his friends Harry & Dickey.
Baxter Martin
Bobby Martin
Clyde Dunbar
32
Old Man Warner's name is symbolic because...
he warns that they should stop the lottery.
He warns of stopping the lottery
he warns that someone will die
33
The definition of this word is
characterized by hearty, good-natured humor; jolly
jovial
ritual
shabbier
34
This man is the conductor of the lottery; coal business man; jovial; replaces the original box.
Mr. Hutchinson
Clyde Dunbar
Mr. Summers (Joe)
35
She is late to the lottery because she forgot what day it was.
Mrs. Dunbar
Tessie Hutchinson
Mrs. Delacroix
36
Draws the slip of paper with the black X on it.
Mr. Hutchinson
Mrs. Hutchinson
Mrs. Martin
37
The definition of this word is
equipment used for a particular purpose or activity.
profusely
perfunctory
paraphernalia
38
The definition of this word is
a matter of routine
ritual
perfunctory
disengaged
39
This person has a broken leg.
Mr. Warner
Joe Summers
Clyde Dunbar
40
The definition of this word is
a routine followed faithfully
profusely
paraphernalia
ritual
41
The black box and the stones themselves are which type of literary device?
symbolism
irony
foreshadowing
42
The definition of this word is
given freely; lavishly
disengaged
profusely
boisterious
43
The definition of this word is
noisy; high-spirited
shabbier
defiantly
boisterous
