What does the word jovial mean based upon the following sentence.
As the villagers gathered for the annual event, their jovial spirits masked the unsettling truth lurking beneath the surface in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
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Before the lottery began, Mr. Summers arranged the paraphernalia on a table, including the black box, slips of paper, and a stool.
Based on how Mr. Summers prepares for the lottery, what does the word "paraphernalia" mean?
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How does the mood change through out "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, and what specific events or details contribute to these shifts?
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Choose a symbol from "The Lottery" and explain how Shirley Jackson utilizes the symbol to convey the theme of blindly following tradition.
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As the villagers mechanically went through the motions of the lottery, their perfunctory actions hinted at the ritualistic nature of the event.
Based on how the villagers participate in the lottery, what do the words "perfunctory" and “ritualistic” mean?
True or False: "The Lottery" paints a positive and uplifting portrayal of traditional life in a small town.
False
True
What does Jackson imply about Tessie Hutchinson's character when she says that her daughter Eva, who has married someone else in town and is no longer Hutchinson, should be entered into the lottery as a Hutchinson?
Jackson indirectly characterizes Tessie Hutchinson as a giving, selfless person.
Jackson indirectly characterizes Tessie Hutchinson as a loyal, supportive mother.
Jackson indirectly characterizes Tessie Hutchinson as a proud and inspiring leader.
Jackson indirectly characterizes Tessie Hutchinson as a selfish or self-preservating human being.
The black box could symbolize all of the following except which?
Chance or luck
change or progress
death
tradition or a ritual
Part A: Which statement below is a valid theme of "The Lottery"?
All Lotteries should be outlawed.
Small towns are full of evil people
Blindly following traditions of the past can be dangerous.
All of these.
Part B: Which excerpt below best supports your answer to the previous questions?
Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones. The pile of stones the boys hade made earlier was ready...
The lottery was conducted-as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program-by Mr. Summers, who had time and energy to devote to civic activities.
There was a great of fussing to be done before Mr. Summers declared the lottery open. There were the lists to make up of heads of families, heads of households in each family, members of each household in each family.
Although Mr. Summers and everyone else in the village knew the answer perfectly well, it was the business of the official of the lottery to ask such questions formally.
On what material are family names placed in the black box?
Pieces of cloth
Sheets of paper
Chips of wood
Candy wrappers
There is a lot of tradition regarding the lottery to the town villagers. All of the following are traditions except which?
No one is allowed to open his/her folded paper until everyone has drawn from the black box.
Women must draw first as heads of their households on behalf of their families.
The official of the lottery must be sworn in by someone else.
The official of the lottery must address or speak to each person drawing from the black box.
How is the setting significant to the short story?
The unsettling setting (fall in a village) correlates with the topic of the fall of mankind.
The unsettling setting (winter in a Village) correlates with the dark content.
The warm and pleasant setting (spring in a village) symbolizes new life and rebirth.
The warm and pleasant setting (summer in a village) ironically contrasts with the dark content.
Which event below occurs during the story's climax?
The crowd is relieved when little Dave's paper is blank.
Boys run around the square, gathering stones.
Mr. Summers says that they must finish quickly.
Bill Hutchinson reveals Tessie's black-spotted paper to the crowd.
Read the excerpt below and then answer the questions that follows.
He (Mr. Summers) made a note on the list he was holding. Then he asked "Watson boy drawing this year?"
A tall boy in the crowd raised his hand. "Here," he said. "I'm drawing for my mother and me." He blinked his eyes nervously and ducked his head as several voices in the crowd said things like " Good fellow" and "Glad to see your mother's got a man to do it."
What does the author want you to infer about the Watson boy's father?
He was killed n a previous lottery.
He is at home in bed sick.
He died of an unknown illness.
He was older that most of the other villagers.
Which excerpt from the story below includes imagery?
The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born.
The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers wer blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.
Chips of wood, Mr. Summers had argued , had been all very well when the village was tiny, but now that the population was more than three hundred and likely to keep growing, it was necessary to use something that would git more easily into the black box.
Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers ab out making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box.
Who "wins" the lottery?
Bill Hutchinson
Little Davy Hutchinson
Nancy Hutchinson
Tessie Hutchinson
What is the main reason why the citizens use stones to kill?
They use stones because stones are cheap and easy to use.
They use stones because stones avoid pinpointing one person as the murderer.
They use stones because stones symbolize the foundation of a society.
They use stones because stones will kill someone slowly to death.
Jackson foreshadow and implies that the black box and lottery are bad in all of these ways except which?
The color of the box is black, which generally doesn't suggest or symbolize something positive.
The mark on the piece of paper to indicate death is a black dot made with coal and this color doesn't suggest or symbolize something positive.
When Mr. Summers arrives and asks for volunteers to hold the box, the villagers keep their distance from the stool on which the box is placed.
The villagers are excited and eager to conduct the lottery and see who the lucky winner will be.
What may be the significance of Mrs. Delacroix's name given that in Latin it translates to "of the cross"?
Mrs. Delacroix's name suggests that she has borne or carried the sins of the community for so long.
Mrs. Delacroix's name suggests that she may be religious, yet she picks the heaviest rock to kill Tessie.
Mrs. Delacroix's name suggests that she may be the carpenter who created the lottery's black box.
Mrs. Delacroix's name suggests that she has found religion and will soon use it to change the town.
Amidst the boisterous cheers and laughter of the crowd, it was clear that everyone was enjoying themselves at the carnival.
Based on the sentence, what does "boisterous" most likely mean?
Quiet and subdued
Happy and content
Lively and noisy
Serious and solemn
Many objects in "The Lottery" have symbolic meaning. What is one symbolic meaning of the black spot drawn onto the slip paper?
Love
Death
Community
Trust
Although one character/protagonist isn't evident, based on the central conflict, who or what is the antagonist?
Everyone in the town
Mr. Summers
Old Man Warner
Bill Hutchinson
As the villagers awaited the start of the lottery, Mr. Summers' expression turned gravely as he prepared to conduct the drawing.
In the sentence, what does the word "gravely" most likely mean?
Angrily
Seriously
Cheerfully
Sternly
How often is the lottery held?
Monthly
Yearly
Bi-annually
Every week
As the children gathered around the black box, they reached in daintily to retrieve their slips of paper, as if afraid to disturb the solemn atmosphere.
Context Clue Question:
In the sentence, what does the word "daintily" most likely mean?
Carelessly
Quickly
Delicately
Slowly
Mr. Summers held up the shabbier of the two black boxes as he prepared for the annual lottery.
In the sentence, what does the word "shabbier" most likely mean?
Cleaner and newer
More colorful and vibrant
Worn-out and inferior
Larger and more spacious
At the beginning of the story, several boys gather a collection of stones. This event is an example of ____________because it provides clues to events later in the story.
foreshadowing
irony
suspense
theme
"...but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box" (Jackson)suggests that the black box acts as a(n)___________of their tradition.
irony
setting
symbol
theme
Which of the following statements is not an example of situational irony in the short story?
Little Davy Hutchinson playfully grabs multiple slips of paper when his family is selevted as the lottery winner, which is moments before one family member will be murdered.
Mr. Summers, who is friendly, jovial, and sunny, acts as the merchant of death
Old Man Warner, the oldest living villager, has escaped seventy-seven lotteries while other younger villagers have been murdered.
The reader infers because the box is black that the prize of the lottery mush not be something good.
Why is the title of the story, " The Lottery," ironic?
Because the sotry doesn't involve a lottery at all.
Because the reader expects that the winner will receive a prize
Because the reader can easily predict what is going to happen in the story.
Because all lotteries have different rules, and this one is no exception.