The Lottery Study Guide Answers PDF

"The Lottery" Study Guide: Answer Key 1.​ The people of the village meet at 10:00 a.m. so that everyone can be home for their noon dinner. 2.​ The head of the family that ultimately “wins” the lottery is Bill Hutchinson. 3.​ As the population of the village grew, chips of wood were repl...

"The Lottery" Study Guide: Answer Key 1.​ The people of the village meet at 10:00 a.m. so that everyone can be home for their noon dinner. 2.​ The head of the family that ultimately “wins” the lottery is Bill Hutchinson. 3.​ As the population of the village grew, chips of wood were replaced with slips of paper in the lottery box. 4.​ The family member traditionally responsible for drawing a slip of paper from the box was the husband, unless they were absent, in which case another member could draw. 5.​ Who was late to the gathering? Mrs. Hutchinson. 6.​ After drawing, villagers were instructed to keep the paper folded in hand without looking until everyone drew. 7.​ Once Mrs. Hutchinson was singled out, the crowd rushed to gather stones. 8.​ At the end of the story, Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right!” 9.​ The title of the story, “The Lottery,” is ironic because initially the reader should expect the winner to receive a prize. 10.​Many objects in “The Lottery” have symbolic meaning. The black spot on the slip of paper symbolizes death. 11.​Who wrote “The Lottery”? Shirley Jackson. 12.​Identify a Biblical allusion present in The Lottery: ○​ Answers will vary. 13.​Who was killed at the end of the story? Mrs. Hutchinson.