“The Lottery” and “A Rose for Emily”
Part I. Matching
1.
Black Box
A. Manipulation of religion to support violence
2. Lottery
B. Tessie gets the black dot
3. Old Man Warner
C. Tradition and death
4. Mr. Summers
D. Tessie
5. Mr. Graves
E. Irony of the evil that awaits at end of the story (name)
6. Stones
F. Action passed down, tradition
7. Three-legged stool
G. The village
8. Protagonist
H. Tradition and luck
9. Antagonist
I. Tessie vs. the town
10. Conflict
J. Foreshadows death (name)
11. House
K. Death in “A Rose for Emily”
12. Gray Hair
L. Where Emily is free to be with Homer
13. Rose
M. Love
14. Pocket Watch
N. Used to tell time has passed
15. Lime
O. Attempt to hide something that smells
16. Arsenic
P. Struggle between the past and the present
Part II. True and False “The Lottery”
1. The Lottery takes place in the summer on a beautiful June day.
2. Nobody knows when the lottery first began.
3. The lottery is conducted twice a year.
4. The lottery is conducted to ensure a good crop.
5. There is much foreshadowing (hints) found in this story.
6. Most of the women work outside the home as doctors and lawyers.
7. The lottery takes only two hours.
8. The lottery is just another community event for the people in the town.
9. No year is given for the setting, and the name of the town is never mentioned.
10. We notice something is not right with the lottery when Tessie begins to protest.
11. Everyone receives a stone to kill the chosen villager.
12. Only the adults receive stones to kill the chosen villager.
13. The lottery both strengthens and destroys family bonds.
14. At the end, the villagers behave like animals not people.
15. When Nancy and Bill Jr. see they have an empty slip of paper, they cheer.
16. Wood chips were used when the town was smaller.
17. Eva must draw with the Hutchinson family since she is the oldest daughter.
18. After Shirley Jackson wrote this story, many cancelled their subscriptions to The New Yorker
magazine.
19. Shirley Jackson receive much praise for this horrific tale.
20. Shirley Jackson received letters and phone calls complaining about this tale until her death.
Part III. “A Rose for Emily”
1.
What hints are given the story takes place in the South?
2. How does the Civil War play a part in the story?
3. Whose portrait is in a special place of honor in Miss Emily’s house?
4. Why does the Board of Alderman come to Emily’s house?
5. Whose watch does Miss Emily have?
6. What were the minister and doctor trying to convince Miss Emily to do after her father’s death?
7. Why do you think she does not accept her father’s death?
8. What key word is used to describe Homer Barron?
9. Why does he appeal to Miss Emily?
10. What do the sidewalks represent?
11. How does the town feel about Miss Emily and Homer’s relationship?
12. What type of lessons does Miss Emily give for a period of time in her 40’s?
13. What did Miss Emily buy from the town jeweler?
14. What initials are on the purchase from #13?
15. What happens to Tobe after Miss Emily’s death?
16. What does Miss Emily buy from the druggist?
17. What do some of the men wear to Emily’s funeral?
18. Who is discovered after Emily’s death?
19. What is discovered on the pillow?
20. What does this discovery imply?
21. Why did the people in the town wait until after the funeral to check the top floor of her house?
22. Why do you feel Tobe stayed with Miss Emily when he could have easily left?
23. Name a conflict in the story.
24. How does the town characterize Homer?
25. What is Noblesse Oblige?
Part IV. Multiple Choice
1.
In the beginning of “A Rose for Emily,” what conflict exists between the mayor and Emily?
a. The condition of the house
b. The payment of her taxes
c. The marriage to Homer Barron
d. Giving lessons in china painting
2.
What does Emily do after the death of her father?
a. Denies he has died
b. Welcomes people into her home
c. Sprinkles lime around the house
d. Begins to teach china painting
3.
What word describes the attitude of the town toward Emily?
a. Amused
b. Forgetful
c. Uncaring
d. Pitying
4.
What is unclear to the reader when Emily buys rat poison?
a. The amount of poison she buys
b. The reason she buys the poison
c. The amount she pays for the poison
d. The kind of poison she wants to buy
5.
Why do the townsfolk think it is a disgrace for Emily to consider marrying Homer?
a. He is much older
b. He is much younger
c. He is in a different class socially
d. He is a southerner
6.
What do the townspeople sprinkle to eliminate the smell?
a. Lemon
b. Lime
c. Clorox
d. Bleach
7.
Why were the people glad when it was learned that after Miss Emily’s father’s death all that
was left to her was the house?
a. They always envied her good fortune.
b. She had suddenly become more like them.
c. The people of Jefferson were gossips.
d. The house was worth a lot of money.
8.
Why is Miss Emily being watched more carefully than in the past?
a. A new generation of leaders is changing things.
b. Northerners are arriving in great numbers.
c. People who were once rich cannot expect to be treated the same way.
d. It is suddenly fashionable to gossip.
9.
What does the discovery of the body prove in terms of the story’s unanswered questions and
conflicts?
a. A resolution to the smell problem
b. A conflict
c. An internal conflict
d. An external conflict
10. What happens to Miss Emily after the discovery of the body?
a. She gets away with murder.
b. She is arrested.
c. She is sent to jail.
d. She commits suicide.
Part V. Long Answer
1.
Choose one of the stories. Answer the following for each type of irony as it is used in the story.
a. Situational Irony
2.
b.
Dramatic Irony
c.
Verbal Irony
Choose one of the stories. List examples of foreshadowing that are found in the story.