The Lottery Details
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100

The Lottery takes place on this day

What is June 27?

100

The color of the box that the slips of paper go in

What is black?

100

The black box symbolizes these two ideas

What is tradition and death?

100

an act or expression of criticism and censure

What is reprimand?

100

The author of "The Lottery"

Who is Shirley Jackson?

200

This member of the family draws for the family

What is the men or head of household?

200

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

What is a black dot?

200

The type of external conflict in "The Lottery"

What is man v. society?

200

in great amounts, a lot

What is profusely?

200

In order to increase the lottery pool, Tessie suggests this person be added

Who is her married daughter?  Who is her older daughter?

300

The age of Old Man Warner

What is seventy-seven (77)?

300

The winner of The Lottery

Who is Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson?

300

Tessie drawing the slip of paper is this part of the story

What is climax?

300

in a rebellious manner

What is defiantly?

300

The true representation of the "Black Box"

What is the village tradition and the end of  someone's life? 

400

The number of people who draw in the Hutchinson family

What is five (5)?
400

The prize the lottery winner receives

What is Stoning?

400

The importance of questioning tradition could be this in the story

Who is theme?

400

a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order

What is ritual?

400

Based on textual evidence, this person controls the town

Who is Mr. Summers?

500

The conductor of  The Lottery?

Who is Mr. Summers?

500

The amount of time the Lottery take place

What is two hours?

500

Through inference, the reader assumes this person was last year's lottery winner

Who is Mr. Watson?

500

To separate; to release from something

What is disengage?

500

"The Lottery" is a dystopian story that features a place with flaws, troubles, and large issues much like this novel you are currently reading

What is The Giver?