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After reading "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, as well as: "11 Facts about Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'" answer the following questions:
Question 1. How does the author use foreshadowing in the story? Describe and back up your answers with the text?
Question 2. Tension is that element in a literary work that evokes emotions such as worry, anxiety, fear and stress on the part of both the reader and the characters in a novel. How does the author build tension in "The Lottery"?
Question 3. What does the saying "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" mean--what superstitious tradition does it represent?
Question 4. Symbolism in literature is a thing that stands for or represents something else: a rose represents love; a dove is a symbol of peace. Names are often used as symbols, too. Katniss, in The Hunger Games, is a plant, and "katniss," roughly translated from the Latin, means "the archer." What do you think the following names in the story symbolize: Mr. Graves, Mr. Summers, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. Delacroix?