1)The climax of “The Lottery” is:

-the Hutchinson children as potential lottery “winners”

-Tessie Hutchinson being stoned to death

-Old Man Warner arguing with the Adams family for the tradition of the lottery

-Tessie Hutchinson being identified as the villager with the black spot

2)”Free at last! Free at least! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” is an example of:

-exposition

-conflict

-climax

-conclusion

3)An example of internal conflict in “The Lottery” is:

-Tessie Hutchinson argues that her daughter, Eva, and son-in-law, Don, should have to draw with the Hutchinson family, too.

-Bill Hutchinson stood quietly staring at the slip of paper in his hand with the black spot during the first round of the lottery.

-The villagers attack Tessie Hutchinson with stones since she is the “winner” of the lottery.

-Tessie Hutchinson shows up late to the lottery gathering.

4)Which word best completes the following sentence?
“In every stage of these oppressions, we have petitioned for _________ in the most humble terms: our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” – Declaration of Independence

-redress

-skepticism

-irony

-hypocrisy

The word ELOQUENT best completes which sentence?

-Tessie Hutchinson felt _______________ when friends and family member stoned her for winning the lottery.

-Orson Welles’ radio drama caused people to behave in ___________ and drastic ways.

-The Salem Witch trials created a mass hysteria that ended with an _____________ number of people being hanged.

-Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ___________ words described injustice and inequality since the time of the Emancipation Proclamation and planted the seed for change in future generations.

5)Which of the following words are synonyms for the word DISSENT?

-bad name, bad character

-argument, disagreement

-double, two

-put-down, insult

6)”Mr. Graves had selected the five slips and put them in the box, and he dropped all the papers but those onto the ground.” This is a quote from “The Lottery” that demonstrates which type of sentence?

-simple sentence

-compound sentence

-complex sentence

-compound-complex sentence

Asked by:Missy