The Lottery
Research Methods
Rip Van Winkle
The Monkey's Paw
A Tell-Tale Heart
100

What season does "The Lottery" take place? 

summer
100

What is numerical data called? 

Quantitative 

100

In which mountains was the story set?

The Catskill Mountains 

100

Why does Morris grow pale after he makes his third wish on the monkey's paw?

He is remembering the horrible effects of his wishes

100

How was the narrator feeling at the beginning of the story?

nervous 

200

Approximately how many people live in the village?

300

200

What is a weakness in a research theory called? 

limitation 

200

What is the name of Rip Van Winkle's dog?

Wolf

200

Which detail foreshadows the effect of the first wish?

There is a crashing sound from the piano, which Herbert is playing.

200

At the beginning of the story, which of the narrator's senses was very strong? 

hearing 

300

Who runs the lottery? 

Mr. Winters 

300

What is a dependent variable?

a variable that is not manipulated 

300

Whose image had replaced that of George III on the sign at the site of the former village inn?

George Washington

300

How does the family feel in the morning after Morris's visit?

Relaxed and relieved

300

What does the narrator try to convince the reader that he is not? 

mad (crazy)

400

Which wife is almost late to the event? 

Mrs. Hutchinson 

400

What is a correlation without causation? 

when the evidence has no connection to the finding

400

Who was it Rip Van Winkle is believed to have met in the mountains?

Heny Hudson and his crew

400

How do Mrs. White and Herbert regard Mr. White?

As a lovable fool

400

What caused the old man to feel the narrator's head in his room? 

The narrator's shadow

500

Why isn't Mr. Dunbar at the lottery? 

He broke his leg.

500

What is a peer reviewed journal article? 

A source that was published after the author had his findings reviewed by other scholars

500

Which of these may be a sign that more than one night has passed when Rip van Winkle awakens?

A rust encrusted firelock

500

What does the man from Maw and Meggins bring to the Whites?

Two hundred pounds

500

How did the narrator describe the moan he heard?

One of mortal terror