The Lottery and Other Stories Quizzes

The Lottery and Other Stories Quiz 1

1 When was "The Lottery" first published?
1960

1938

1948

1928
2 In what magazine was "The Lottery" published?
Mademoiselle

Harper's

Woman's Home Companion

The New Yorker
3 What year was Shirley Jackson born?
1940

1924

1916

1919
4 Where was Shirley Jackson born?
San Francisco

New York

Boston

Los Angeles
5 Who was Shirley Jackson's husband?
James Harris

Stanley Edgar Hyman

David Turner

Ralph Ellison
6 Where did Shirley Jackson receive her bachelor's degree?
Syracuse University

University of California, San Francisco

New York University

University of Rochester
7 Where did Jackson meet her husband?
her hometown of Burlingame

New York

college

Vermont
8 How many children did Shirley Jackson have?
6

1

4

0
9 In “Like Mother Used to Make,” how is Mr. Harris related to Marcia?
work colleague

landlord

neighbor

relative
10 To what event does Marcia arrive late, in "Like Mother Used to Make"?
concert

doctor's appointment

dinner

theater
11 How old is the narrator of “The Daemon Lover,” and what age does her license indicate?
28, but 30 in her license

34, but 30 in her license

30, but 28 in her license

34, but 28 in her license
12 What does David think of his cherry pie, in “Like Mother Used to Make”?
too salty

too sweet

too sour

too savory
13 Who arrives last to the town lottery, in “The Lottery”?
Tess Hutchinson

Mr. Summers

Old Man Warner

Bill Hutchinson
14 How many children do the Hutchinson family have in “The Lottery”?
four

two

none

three
15 What excuse does Emily Johnson make for being caught in Mrs. Allen's bedroom?
headache (needs aspirin)

checking for an intruder

borrowing a pot for cooking

looking for Mrs. Allen
16 In what paper does Miss Hilda Clarence find the ad regarding furniture in “The Villager”?
The Herald

The Villager

The New York Times

The Village Times
17 In “The Villager,” what career ambitions did Miss Clarence harbor when she first moved to New York?
writer

singer

pianist

dancer
18 Who calls the phone when Miss Clarence, in “The Villager,” is at the apartment viewing?
Mr. Clarence

Nancy Roberts

Arthur Roberts

James Harris
19 Whose identity does Miss Clarence usurp in “The Villager”?
James Harris

Nancy Roberts

none

Arthur Roberts
20 In “My Life with R. H. Macy,” what is the name assigned to the narrator's anonymous co-workers?
Mr. Harris

Miss Harris

Mr. Cooper

Miss Cooper
21 The quotes which preface each section of The Lottery and Other Stories are from whose book?
William Butler Yeats

James Harris

Shirley Jackson

Joseph Glanvil
22 What is the name of the little boy who believes he encounters a witch on the train in the short story entitled “The Witch”?
Johnny

Harris

James

Davey
23 Why is the mother in “The Witch” so offended by the man's conversation with her young son?
He insults the mother.

He teases the woman's son.

He teaches the woman's son witchcraft.

He describes killing his sister.
24 In “The Renegade,” what do the neighbors accuse Mrs. Walpole's dog of doing?
eating plants

killing chickens

attacking children

destroying flowers
25 What is Joe White's suggested solution to Mrs. Walpole's problem regarding her dog, in “The Renegade”?
tie a dead chicken to the dog

put the dog down

fit the dog with a spiked collar

send the dog to a pound

Consider what Old Man Warner said before on page 6 and revisit your answer on the top of page 7. Ask a high-level question about what Old Man Warner says above. Return to this question at the end of our reading to provide a text-based answer.

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The Lottery and Other Stories

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