Question

The Lottery. Q's

1.The idea for the lottery came to jackson as she was ___?
picking up stones in her garden
pushing her baby daughter uphill in a stroller
answering angry letters
writing another story entirely
2."the morning of june 29, 1948, and the "lottery" is named for ___?
the day the new yorker accepted jacksons story
the day the new yorker published jacksons story
the day jackson began receiving letters about her story
the day jackson conceived of her story
3.jackson first learned of the storys impact through __?
a phone call from her agent
a phone call from the public

Answer 1

a note from a friend
an outraged letter from a reader
4.jackson's agent __?
disliked the story
loved the story
tried to bury the story
defended the story

Answer 2

I remember that the idea came to her as she was pushing her daughter's stroller up the hill. I also know that Jackson's agent didn't want her to show the story, but Jackson thought it was perfect and wanted to publish it. This is the best I can help though! :)

Answer 3

Thank you!

Answer 4

Yw! I read the Lottery last year and loved the story. :)