Characters
She is the final winner of the lottery.
Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
These people gather first.
Who are children?
All the slips of paper are drawn from this.
What is the black box?
This character helps Mr. Summers prepare the lottery setup and brings the stool for the box.
Who is Mr. Graves?
This means "happy".
What is "jovial"?
He is the man who conducts the lottery.
Who is Mr. Summers?
This is the two-step order in which families draw.
What is heads of households first, then entire families?
These are used on the winner.
What are rocks or stones?
The first name of the character with a broken leg.
Who is Clyde (Dunbar)?
This means "going through the motions".
What is "perfunctory"?
He is the oldest resident of the village.
Who is Old Man Warner?
This how the saying "Lottery in June..." ended.
What is "...corn be heavy soon"?
The lottery happens on this date every year.
What is June 27th?
He says that some villages have given up lotteries.
Who is Mr. Adams?
This means "in worse condition".
What is "shabbier"?
She is drawing for her husband who has a broken leg.
Who is Mrs. Dunbar?
Tessie claims her husband didn't have enough of this to draw.
What is "time"?
Tessie could be described as this, since she only cared about the lottery when it affected her.
What is a hypocrite?
This character is drawing for his mother.
Who is the Watson boy (Jack)?
This means "a collection of items for a specific activity".
What is "paraphernalia"?
He is given pebbles at the end of the story.
Who is Little Davey Hutchinson?
These are Tessie's last words.
What is "It isn't fair, it isn't right"?
This seems to be the purpose of the lottery.
What is a sacrifice for a good crop?
This is the character Tessie Hutchinson talks to first.
Who is Mrs. Delacroix?
This means "a series of actions performed regularly, often in a religious way".
What is "ritual"?