Vocabulary
In a manner showing open resistance or bold disobedience
What is "defiantly"?
"She hesitated for a minute, looking around defiantly, and then set her lips and went up to the box."
The following sentence allows the villagers to learn something:
"Its Bill. Bill Hutchinson's got it."
Who is the person to win the first round of the lottery?
This happens to the winner of the lottery.
What is "stoned to death"?
"...Mrs. Hutchinson screamed and then they were upon her."
This item acts as a symbol for tradition in "The Lottery."
the black box
"...but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box."
This word is the subject in the following sentence:
Gabby baked cookies.
Who is Gabby?
Noisy, energetic, and rowdy
What is "boisterous"?
"...they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play..."
This tone is established by the last line of dialogue in the text.
"It isn't fair, it isn't right."
What is a terrified tone?
The villagers decide who wins the lottery by pulling slips of paper from this.
a black box
"The night before the lottery, Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves made up the slips of paper and put them in the box, and it was then taken to the safe of Mr. Summers' coal company and locked up until Mr. Summers was ready to take it to the square next morning."
This is the theme of "The Lottery."
Is it "unquestioning adherence to blind tradition can be dangerous"?
This is the type of predicate used in the following sentence:
Kirksey's football team won each game for the rest of the season and won the championship.
What is a compound predicate?
In a childishly sulky or bad-tempered manner
What is "petulantly"?
"...'There's always been a lottery,' he added petulantly. "
This line of dialogue revealed to the rest of the villagers who finally won the lottery
"It's Tessie," Mr. Summers said.
The lottery was conducted by this person.
Who is Mr. Summers?
"The lottery was conducted...by Mr. Summers..."
This is the most relevant topic discussed in "The Lottery."
What is tradition?
This word is the simple predicate in "Kenterria told her dog to sit."
What is "told"?
Endless; continuing for a long, tedious time
What is "interminably"?
"...he seemed very proper and important as he talked interminably to Mr. Graves and the Martins. "
This tone is established by the villagers reaction to the following line of Tessie's dialogue:
"Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?"
What is awkward or uneasy?
This person draws the marked paper in the first round of the lottery.
Who is Bill Hutchinson?
"Then the voices began to say, 'It's Hutchinson. It's Bill,' 'Bill Hutchinson's got it.'"
This is the definition of symbolism.
What is the idea that one thing can represent another?
What part of speech is Kayden in the following sentence:
"Mr. Roth told Kayden to guard Coach Stasher in their pickup basketball game because he wanted to guard Mr. Jordan by himself."
What is an object?
What is "Perfunctory"?
"...there had been a recital of some sort, performed by the official of the lottery, a perfunctory, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year..."
This cliche phrase was used to defend the lottery.
"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon."
This person grabs a rock so big that they must carry it with two hands
Who is Mrs. Delacroix?
"Mrs. Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands..."
These two things are used to synthesize a theme statement.
What are topic and the author's opinion?
These are all the types of punctuation marks used in the following sentence:
Mr. Roth was very hungry; he had not eaten since the morning — perhaps he should have remembered to bring his lunch!
What are a period, semicolon, em dash, and exclamation mark?