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"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.

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