The Lottery and Other Stories Quizzes

The Lottery and Other Stories Quiz 1

1 When was "The Lottery" first published?
1928

1960

1938

1948
2 In what magazine was "The Lottery" published?
Woman's Home Companion

Mademoiselle

The New Yorker

Harper's
3 What year was Shirley Jackson born?
1919

1924

1916

1940
4 Where was Shirley Jackson born?
New York

Boston

Los Angeles

San Francisco
5 Who was Shirley Jackson's husband?
Stanley Edgar Hyman

Ralph Ellison

James Harris

David Turner
6 Where did Shirley Jackson receive her bachelor's degree?
New York University

University of Rochester

Syracuse University

University of California, San Francisco
7 Where did Jackson meet her husband?
Vermont

college

New York

her hometown of Burlingame
8 How many children did Shirley Jackson have?
1

6

4

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

relative

landlord

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

doctor's appointment

theater

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

28, but 30 in her license

34, but 28 in her license

34, but 30 in her license
12 What does David think of his cherry pie, in “Like Mother Used to Make”?
too sweet

too savory

too sour

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

Mr. Summers

Old Man Warner

Tess Hutchinson
14 How many children do the Hutchinson family have in “The Lottery”?
two

three

none

four
15 What excuse does Emily Johnson make for being caught in Mrs. Allen's bedroom?
borrowing a pot for cooking

looking for Mrs. Allen

headache (needs aspirin)

checking for an intruder
16 In what paper does Miss Hilda Clarence find the ad regarding furniture in “The Villager”?
The Village Times

The New York Times

The Herald

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

pianist

writer

singer
18 Who calls the phone when Miss Clarence, in “The Villager,” is at the apartment viewing?
Arthur Roberts

James Harris

Mr. Clarence

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

Arthur Roberts

none

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

Mr. Harris

Mr. Cooper

Miss Cooper
21 The quotes which preface each section of The Lottery and Other Stories are from whose book?
Shirley Jackson

Joseph Glanvil

William Butler Yeats

James Harris
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”?
Harris

James

Davey

Johnny
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 describes killing his sister.

He teaches the woman's son witchcraft.
24 In “The Renegade,” what do the neighbors accuse Mrs. Walpole's dog of doing?
attacking children

eating plants

killing chickens

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

put the dog down

tie a dead chicken to the dog

fit the dog with a spiked collar

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The Lottery and Other Stories

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