The Lottery

The Lottery

100

On what day does The Lottery take place?

June 27

200

Which member of the family draws for the family?

The men

300

How old is Old Man Warner?

77

400

How many people draw in the Hutchinson family?

5

500

Who conducts The Lottery?

Mr. Summers

The Lottery Continued

100

What color is the box that the slips of paper go in?

Black

200

What is on the slip of paper if you've "won" The Lottery?

A black dot

300

Who "wins" The Lottery?

Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson

400

How does one die in The Lottery?

Stoned to death

500

What time does The Lottery take place?

10 am

Vocabulary

100

Related to a city, or to citizenship

Civic

200

Loud, rough

Boisterous

300

Done in a proper or formal way

Duly

400

Merry or jolly

Jovial

500

Done in a snappish and impatient way

Petulantly

Vocabulary Continued

100

Done continually or without end

Interminably

200

in great amounts, a lot

Profusely

300

Routine, or with very little effort and attention

Perfunctory

400

Asked for information or an opinion

Consulted

500

To detach or separate

Disengage

Miscellaneous

100

Who is the author of "The Lottery"

Shirley Jackson

200

What year was "The Lottery" written?

1948

300

What is the word for the emotion that a work of fiction creates in readers?

Mood

400

What is the word for the emotion of words in writing?

Tone

500

What is the setting of The Lottery?

Village