The Lottery and Other Stories Quizzes

The Lottery and Other Stories Quiz 1

By D. Dona Le · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed July 31, 2009

1 When was "The Lottery" first published?

1948

1938

1960

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

Woman's Home Companion

The New Yorker

Harper's

Mademoiselle
3 What year was Shirley Jackson born?

1924

1916

1919

1940
4 Where was Shirley Jackson born?

Boston

New York

Los Angeles

San Francisco
5 Who was Shirley Jackson's husband?

James Harris

Ralph Ellison

Stanley Edgar Hyman

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

New York University

University of California, San Francisco

University of Rochester

Syracuse University
7 Where did Jackson meet her husband?

Vermont

her hometown of Burlingame

New York

college
8 How many children did Shirley Jackson have?

1

6

0

4
9 In “Like Mother Used to Make,” how is Mr. Harris related to Marcia?

work colleague

neighbor

landlord

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

doctor's appointment

theater

dinner

concert
11 How old is the narrator of “The Daemon Lover,” and what age does her license indicate?

34, but 28 in her license

34, but 30 in her license

28, but 30 in her license

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

too savory

too sour

too salty

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

Tess Hutchinson

Mr. Summers

Bill Hutchinson

Old Man Warner
14 How many children do the Hutchinson family have in “The Lottery”?

four

none

two

three
15 What excuse does Emily Johnson make for being caught in Mrs. Allen's bedroom?

looking for Mrs. Allen

headache (needs aspirin)

borrowing a pot for cooking

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

The Herald

The New York Times

The Villager

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

singer

dancer

writer

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

James Harris

Arthur Roberts

Mr. Clarence

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

Nancy Roberts

James Harris

Arthur Roberts

none
20 In “My Life with R. H. Macy,” what is the name assigned to the narrator's anonymous co-workers?

Mr. Harris

Miss Harris

Miss Cooper

Mr. Cooper
21 The quotes which preface each section of The Lottery and Other Stories are from whose book?

James Harris

Joseph Glanvil

William Butler Yeats

Shirley Jackson
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 teases the woman's son.

He teaches the woman's son witchcraft.

He describes killing his sister.

He insults the mother.
24 In “The Renegade,” what do the neighbors accuse Mrs. Walpole's dog of doing?

eating plants

destroying flowers

attacking children

killing chickens
25 What is Joe White's suggested solution to Mrs. Walpole's problem regarding her dog, in “The Renegade”?

put the dog down

fit the dog with a spiked collar

send the dog to a pound

tie a dead chicken to the dog

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