Comprehension
Who draws a slip of paper for each household?
The men draw a slip for each household.
Why is it ironic that Mr. Adams was one of the people talking about how towns in the North are putting an end to the lottery?
Mr. Adams was one of the people in the very front ready to stone Ms. Hutchinson
The black box is a symbol for .....
death / coffin
What kind of fiction is this story?
Dystopian
Why is it ironic that the lottery takes place on a sunny summer day.
Someone will eventually die
Ms. Hutchinson running late for the lottery
She is going to be the one to be picked and eventually die
Define theme.
overall message that the story is trying to tell the audience
The names Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves
The lottery takes place in the summer / people will get stoned to death
Why is it ironic that people gave Little Davy pebbles at the end of the story.
He is going to use them to stone his own mother
The black dot on the slip of paper
death
The Watson boy had to choose the slip of paper for his mom. Why?
It is inferred that Mr. Watson was the one chosen previously to be stoned.
Explain one theme from the story.
People shouldn't blindly follow a tradition
Life is more important than tradition
No one wanted to help set up the box on the stool
The lottery is a bad thing OR the box represents something bad