Reading Comprehension Quiz: Insights on "The Lottery"

Quiz WEEK 3 Reading Comprehension - The Lottery Download Reading Comprehension - The Lottery The setting of the story is ironic because __________. there are parallels between summer and winning the lottery beautiful summer day in June is an ideal day to win the lottery Correct! a ritual murder takes place on a beautiful summer (June) day children engaged in boisterous play are juxtaposed with querulous adults Question 2 1.6 / 1.6 pts Reading Comprehension - The Lottery Download Reading Comprehension - The Lottery How the story opens and how it ends ________________. Offers little or no surprises Correct! Shock its readers Is mundane Is example of bathos Question 3 1.6 / 1.6 pts Reading Comprehension - The Lottery Download Reading Comprehension - The Lottery How the excerpt opens and how it ends ___________.

Offer little or no surprises Serves as an example of understatement Is mundane Correct! Exemplifies irony Question 4 0 / 1.6 pts Reading Comprehension - The Lottery Download Reading Comprehension - The Lottery One can conclude from the passage that ____________. The protagonist wins Correct Answer The antagonist wins You Answered There are no winners and losers The characters would begin to question the lottery Question 5 1.6 / 1.6 pts Reading Comprehension - The Lottery Download Reading Comprehension - The Lottery

That little Davy Hutchinson, the small son of the victim, is given a few pebbles to throw at his mother suggests that __________. Correct! Everyone, including the victim’s family, participates in the tradition He is forced to participate Without his participation the event cannot proceed He must throw the fatal stone Question 6 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that follows: “Bill Hutchinson was standing quiet, staring down at the paper in his hand. Suddenly, Tessie Hutchinson shouted to Mr. Summers. ‘You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!’ ‘Be a good sport, Tessie.’ Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, ‘All of us took the same chance.’ Considering the dire consequences for winning “The Lottery,” which of the following statements is ironic and out of place? "You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted.” Correct! "Be a good sport, Tessie." Mrs. Delacroix called…” “It wasn't fair!" "All of us took the same chance." Question 7 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and answer the question that follows: “There was no sign of anybody anywhere. The loo

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stood like a tomb in a neglected graveyard. The curtains were drawn. The house slept.” The statement that the “loo stood like a tomb” is an example of? Correct! Simile Metaphor alliteration Rhyme Scheme Question 8 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that follows: "Be a good sport, Tessie." Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, "All of us took the same chance." If the word Delacroix (the name of one of the characters in “The Lottery”) means “of the cross,” which of the following figures of speech is used? Personification Correct! Allusion Understatement Cross Purposes Question 9 1.6 / 1.6 pts

In Graham Greene’s “The Destructors,” the statement that T’s words “were almost confined to voting ‘Yes’ or ‘No’” suggests that he is __________. callous dumb Correct! quiet cold Question 10 0 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and answer the question that follows: “Blackie lumbered nearer the saw and the sledge- hammer. Perhaps after all nobody had turned up; the plan had been a wild invention; they had woken wiser. But when he came close to the back door he could hear a confusion of sound hardly louder than a hive in swarm; a clickety-clack, a bang bang bang, a scraping, a creaking, a sudden painful crack. He thought; it’s true, and whistled.” Why is confusion an effective choice? Correct Answer Shows intense effort Proves a lack of direction You Answered Indicates discordant attitudes Underscores the faulty plan

Question 11 1.6 / 1.6 pts Close to the beginning of Graham Greene’s “The Destructors,” this information is given about the gang: The gang met every morning in an impromptu car park, the site of the last bomb of the first blitz. The leader, who was known as Blackie, claimed to have heard it fall, and no one was precise enough in his dates to point out he would have been one year old and fast asleep on the down platform of Wormsley Common Underground station. On one side of the car park leant the first occupied house, No.3. T, whose words were almost confined to voting ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the plan of operations proposed each day by Blackie…” From the passage, the evidence is given that members are disinclined to: Correct! Analyze. Repair damaged buildings. Travel the railroad. Be punctual. Question 12 0 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that follows: “The night before the lottery, Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves made up the slips of paper and put them in the box, and it was then taken to the safe of Mr. Summers' coal company and locked up until Mr. Summers was ready to take it to the square next morning.” This excerpt shows a certain incongruity. Which of the following best illustrates this? Correct Answer Summers and Graves Night and Morning

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Coal and Paper You Answered Box and Safe Question 13 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and answer the question that follows: "Dearest heart," whispered [Faith], … "pray thee, put off your journey until sunrise, and sleep in your own bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she's afeard of herself, sometimes. Pray, tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year!" "My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise. The word tarry appears twice, first in statements by Faith, and second in Goodman Brown’s reply. What does it mean? Leave. Go. Correct! Stay Fast Question 14 0 / 1.6 pts

Read this excerpt from “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and answer the question that follows: “There was no sign of anybody anywhere. The loo stood like a tomb in a neglected graveyard. The curtains were drawn. The house slept.” “The house slept” is a metaphor for __________. Correct Answer quiet sleep You Answered death doom In “The Destructors” the boys are members of the Wormsley Common Gang. Of the following choices, which shows best the way they operate? Like worms, they operated primarily in the underground rail station. Correct Answer Like worms, they “wormed” their way into Mr. Misery’s heart. You Answered Like worms, they operated unseen from the outside. Like worms, they operated in the dark. Question 16 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and answer the question that follows:

"Dearest heart," whispered [Faith], … "pray thee, put off your journey until sunrise, and sleep in your own bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she's afeard of herself, sometimes. Pray, tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year!" "My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise. Which of the following phrases best explains how Goodman Brown feels about his departure? Correct! He is reluctant to leave his wife, but feels compelled to do so. He is eager to leave his wife because he feels the wife doubts him. He decides not to leave because he loves his wife. He departs because his wife insists that he should leave. Question 17 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that follows: “Mr. Summers called his own name and then stepped forward precisely and selected a slip from the box. Then he called, ‘Warner.’ ‘Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,’ Old Man Warner said as he went through the crowd. ‘Seventy-seventh time.’ One can infer from this excerpt that not less than _____________ have “won” and fallen victim to the lottery. Correct! 76 people. 30 people.

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100 people. 57 people. Question 18 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and answer the question that follows: "Dearest heart," whispered [Faith], … "pray thee, put off your journey until sunrise, and sleep in your own bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she's afeard of herself, sometimes. Pray, tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year!" "My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise. It may be inferred from the passage that Faith, the wife, is __________. faithless indecisive Correct! afraid fickle Question 19 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that follows: “Mr. Summers called his own name and then stepped forward precisely and selected a slip from the box. Then he called, ‘Warner.’ ‘Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,’ Old Man Warner

said as he went through the crowd. ‘Seventy-seventh time.’ ‘Watson’ The tall boy came awkwardly through the crowd. Someone said, ‘Don't be nervous, Jack,’ and Mr. Summers said, ‘Take your time, son.’ This passage suggests that “The Lottery” uses ________ as an organizational frame. appeasement families metallurgy Correct! ritual Question 20 1.6 / 1.6 pts Read this excerpt from “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and answer the question that follows: “The loo stood like a tomb in a neglected graveyard. The curtains were drawn. The house slept. Blackie lumbered nearer the saw and the sledge-hammer. Perhaps after all nobody had turned up; the plan had been a wild invention; they had woken wiser. But when he came close to the back door he could hear a confusion of sound hardly louder than a hive in swarm; a clickety-clack, a bang bang bang, a scraping, a creaking, a sudden painful crack.” References to “tomb,” “graveyard,” and “bang bang bang” suggest imminent doom. This is an example of __________. flashback Correct! foreshadowing refiguring prefix

Question 21 1.6 / 1.6 pts Euphony means pleasant sounding. Correct! True False Question 22 1.6 / 1.6 pts "Today," Mike said tactlessly, "we're pinching free rides…." This quotation appears in "Greenleaf" Correct! " The Destructors" "The Rocking-Horse Winner" "The Lottery" Question 23 1.6 / 1.6 pts Which of the following identifies the term "denouement"? Correct! falling action what the story says about life rising action

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clash of forces, persons, or ideas Question 24 1.6 / 1.6 pts "The Prodigal Son" ends with The Prodigal Son's death. True Correct! False Question 25 1.6 / 1.6 pts Unlike the novel, the short story unfolds only one predominant event or incident. Correct! True False Question 26 1.6 / 1.6 pts "With Heaven above, and Faith below, I will yet stand firm against the devil!" Mrs. May Scofield May Mrs. Greenleaf Correct!

Goodman Brown Question 27 1.6 / 1.6 pts In "The Rocking Horse Winner," the irony of situation is manifested when Hester thinks she's lucky because she "married for love" and "had bonny children." True Correct! False Question 28 0 / 1.6 pts Twentieth-century belief that all events, including human action, are programmed by the environment is termed existentialism You Answered behaviorism Correct Answer determinism reductionism Question 29 1.6 / 1.6 pts The where, when, and what of a story is the… denouement

plot Correct! setting point of view Question 30 1.6 / 1.6 pts According to your online lessons, three perceptions can often be assigned to modern man: Determinism, Behaviorism, and Reductionism. Correct! True False Question 31 1.6 / 1.6 pts The telling of tales is as old as mankind, and was in existence before written records. Correct! True False Question 32 1.6 / 1.6 pts A character's point of view is always reliable.

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True Correct! False Question 33 1.6 / 1.6 pts "We'd be like worms, don't you see, in an apple. When we came out again there'd be nothing there, no staircase, no panels, nothing but just walls..." Mr. Greenleaf Correct! Trevor Mrs. May Mr. Summers Question 34 1.6 / 1.6 pts "The Lottery" was authored by Flannery O'Connor Correct! Shirley Jackson Nathaniel Hawthorne Graham Greene

Question 35 1.6 / 1.6 pts "The Destructors" takes place twelve years after WWI. True Correct! False Question 36 1.6 / 1.6 pts According to the Instructor's Notes (or Lesson Outline), Edgar Allan Poe emphasized horror, the supernatural and detective intrigue in the short story. Correct! True False Question 37 1.6 / 1.6 pts Psychological or internal conflict is a type of conflict that describes Correct! man against himself man against society dramatic conflict conflict with others

Question 38 1.6 / 1.6 pts In “The Prodigal Son,” the Father's final act exemplifies love, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Correct! True False Question 39 1.6 / 1.6 pts The term used to describe information presented in an earlier part of the story that tends to make us accept as probable an event occurring in a later part is Flashback Correct! Foreshadowing Exposition Mirror Question 40 1.6 / 1.6 pts What is an allegory? An everyday event Correct! A story that has a second meaning beneath the surface

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A story that transcends the bounds of known reality An incredible story Question 41 1.6 / 1.6 pts In "Young Goodman Brown," Hawthorne includes the names of actual (historical) persons, such as Correct! Goody Cloyse, Goody Cory, and Deacon Gookin Madam Bovary, Oscar Wilde, and Reverend James Reverend Jackson, Hester Pyrne, and Governor Hutchinson Governor Hutchinson, Reverend Jackson, and Sheriff Johnson Question 42 1.6 / 1.6 pts "There was a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck." Mrs. Hutchinson Mrs. Greenleaf Mrs. May Correct!

Paul's mother Question 43 1.6 / 1.6 pts "I said I wanted to see his house." "He showed it to me." "Pinched anything?" This quotation appears in Correct! "The Destructors" "Greenleaf" "The Rocking-Horse Winner" "The Lottery" Question 44 1.6 / 1.6 pts The following characters, Mr. Summers, Old man Warner, and Mrs. Hutchinson, appear in Correct! "The Lottery" "The Child by Tiger" "Greenleaf" "The Most Dangerous Game" Question 45 1.6 / 1.6 pts According to the lectures (Lessons), Ancient Oriental cultures built their world views to justify behaviors and circumstance. Correct! True

False Question 46 1.6 / 1.6 pts The function of a minor character may be that of a confidant, i.e., is he sympathetic with main character, thus helping to reveal thoughts? Correct! True False Question 47 1.6 / 1.6 pts A character who is sympathetic with a main character, thus revealing the main character's thoughts, is foil character protagonist Correct! confidant antagonist Question 48 1.6 / 1.6 pts An example of verbal irony in "The Rocking Horse Winner" is the opening statement that the mother "had no luck." Correct! True

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False Question 49 1.6 / 1.6 pts "The Rocking Horse Winner" was authored by Correct! D.H. Lawrence Shirley Jackson Nathaniel Hawthorne Graham Greene Question 50 1.6 / 1.6 pts "The Prodigal Son" was authored by Flannery O'Connor Correct! St. Luke Shirley Jackson Nathaniel Hawthorne Quiz Score: 70.4 out of 80 PREVIOUS NEXT

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