Literary Elements
Characters
The Lottery
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
100
What is the setting of the story
What is small town, June 27th, summer
100
What is the last name of the oldest man in the village
What is Warner
100
What is the author's name
What is Shirley Jackson
100
somethign that is harmful
What is pestilence
100
to twist
What is writhe
200
Name one symbol in the short story
What is black box- death Mr. Graves- death Mr. Summers- season White papers- freedom
200
What does the oldest man in the village symbolize and why?
What is He symbolizes tradition and luck
200
what were the boys collecting at the beginning of the story.
What is stones
200
something that is difficult
What is daunting
200
seeing something as wrong
What is disapprobation
300
What is the point of view of the story
What is Third person
300
Who betrays Mrs. Hutchinson and how?
What is Mrs. Delacroix and Mrs. Dunbar They throw rocks at her at the end
300
Name one place the box was kept during the rest of the year
What is post office, market, barn
300
skillful, good at something
What is sagacious
300
NOISY
What is cacophonous
400
Provide an example of irony Hint: When what happens was least expected
What is Tessie "won" even though she forgot what day it was The title
400
Name two of Mrs. Hutchinson's children
What is Little Davey, Billy, Nancy
400
What do the slips of paper blowing away symbolize?
What is freedom
400
not coming naturally
What is constrained
400
annoying
What is cantankerous
500
What is a theme of the story? (lesson learned)
EXAMPLE :What is during times of crisis, people look out for themselves
500
What is Mrs. Hutchinson's husbands name
What is Bill Hutchinson
500
What literary element are the rocks an example of at the beginning of the story
What is foreshadowing
500
filled with worry, unsettling
What is disconcerting
500
passionate, feeling strongly about something
What is fervent
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