The Lottery

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• The setting of the story is a small rural village. Would you rather be in the country or in a large city? Write about where you would live if you could live anywhere in the world.
• Describe how the people of the village act as they begin to assemble on the square before the lottery gets underway. Do you think their behavior is ordinary, or do you find it unusual? Why?
• What are some specific details that indicate the lottery has been conducted in the village every year for a very long period of time? How has the lottery changed over the years?

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