Vocabulary
What word means: - to hesitate; to show no willingness or enthusiasm to do something
Reluctant
What season was it?
Summer
The story is told through which point of view?
Third person (objective)
True or False: Over 50% of people quit their jobs after winning $1 million or more in the lottery.
What word means: -being, or seeming to be without an end
interminably
What was the name of the lottery's conductor?
Mr. Summers
What literary device is used: "The black box grew shabbier each year: by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained"?
Imagery
Which colossal ancient man-made structure is said to have been financed by selling lottery slips?
The Eiffel Tower / The Great Wall of China / The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Wall of China
What word means: - noisy, energetic, and cheerful
Boisterous
What was the full name of the lottery 'winner'?
Tessie Hutchinson
What literary device is used when Old Man Warner says, "There's always been a lottery"?
Hyperbole
In what country is the biggest lottery held?
America / Germany / China
America (Powerball Lottery)
What word means:- to a great degree OR in large amounts
Profusely
Complete the saying that was repeated by Old Man Warner, "Lottery in June, corn be ____ _____."
... heavy soon."
What literary device does Shirley Jackson use when Mr. Summers tells a late Tessie, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you" in "The Lottery"?
Foreshadowing
Which famous cartoon had their main character read part of 'The Lottery' during an episode?
King of the Hill / Family Guy / The Simpsons
The Simpsons
What word means: -something that is routine and lacking in engagement
Perfunctory
On what date did the lottery take place?
June 27th
What literary device is used in 'The Lottery' to create a contrast between the reader's expectation of a positive prize and the reality of a brutal death?
(Situational) Irony
radio broadcast / ballet / broadway musical / short film / movie