colors of the black box in the lottery
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The Story
100

What color is the box used in the lottery? 

black

100

He is the man who "wins" the lottery. 

 Bill Hutchinson? 

100

How people described Shirley Jackson

A reclusive woman

100

in an easily irritated or annoyed matter

 petulantly

100

This is how the story ends. 

The Hutchinson family is stoned

200

The amount of sentences in a theme 

1-2 sentences

200

She is the little girl who "wins" the lottery. 

 Tessie Hutchinson?

200

What paper published The Lottery? 

The New Yorker

200

The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic

author's purpose

200

This is where the story occurs

A small village

300

This happens if there is a family who doesn't have a father to represent them, but has a son who is 16. 

The son represents the family. 

300

The traditional old man who firmly believes in the Lottery. 

 Mr. Warner? 

300

What record was set by The Lottery? 

The most amount of letters were sent into The New Yorker for any fictional writing. 

300

The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

 theme

300

The slips of paper were once made of a different material. What was it? 

wood chips? 

400

What is this quote an example of? 

Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded it against the raids of the other boys.

 foreshadowing

400

He is the man who conducts the lottery. 

 Mr. Summers

400

She wrote The Lottery. 

 Shirley Jackson

400

miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

 paraphernalia

400
What does a black spot symbolize? 

That have you have been chosen for death, darkness, etc. 

500

What type of irony is in The Lottery

Situational Irony

500

She is the woman who almost misses the lottery.

 Mrs. Hutchinson?

500

where did the lottery take place 

the town square in a village

500

hasty and without attention to detail

perfunctory? 

500

How many children does Bill Hutchinson have? 

5