Her family "wins" the lottery and she is stoned to death.
Who is Tessie?
100
Symbolic of death
What is the black dot?
100
Category of literature grouped by its content and style.
What is genre?
100
The time period The Lottery in which the story takes place.
What is the late fifty's or early sixties.
100
The children are gathering stones.
What is preparing for the lottery?
200
A crabby old man who feels that today’s youth has no respect.
Who is Old Man Warner
200
Symbolizes the long time tradition of the lottery.
What is the Black Box?
200
Conclusion of a story that can be either happy or sad.
What is resolution?
200
A small town in America.
What is the setting of the story.
200
Slips of paper have each family's name on one.
What is preparation for the drawing of slips from the black box?
300
Facilitator of the lottery; he had no children and his wife was quite the scold.
Who is Mr. Summers?
300
Symbolizes the future and potential for the lottery to continue.
What are the children?
300
Main character’s adversary (competition) who is often villainous. The antagonist can also be a force of nature or a character might be “their own worst enemy”.
What is antagonist?
300
The month of June.
What is the month the story takes place?
300
"Clean forgot what day it was," she said to Mrs. Delacroix, who stood next to her, and
they both laughed softly. "Thought my old man was out back stacking wood,"
What is what Tessie Hutchinson said when she arrived late.
400
His father appears to have broken his leg and is unable to draw for his family so he does.
Who is Horace Dunbar?
400
"Some communities have already stopped the lottery while others are considering it."
What is the possibility of change?
400
Main character in a story who must overcome obstacles and resolve conflicts.
What is protagonist?
400
The community is preparing for the annual Lottery with anticipation.
What is mood of the community?
400
"You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!"
What is Tessie's response when her family name had been chosen.
500
He appears to not have a father and must draw for his mother and himself.
Who is Jack Watson?
500
Men draw the slips for each family.
What is men are seen as the head of the household.
500
A sudden unexpected twist in a story; the totally opposite of what we suspect occurs.
What is situational irony?
500
The morning...was clear and sunny.
What is the weather the day of the lottery?
500
The pile of stones the boys had made earlier was ready; there were stones on the ground with
the blowing scraps of paper that had come out of the box Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to
pick it up with both hands and turned to Mrs. Dunbar
What is the community getting ready to stone Tessie.