What did you think was going to happen? What clues led you to believe this?
I thought that the woman was going to be executed. When the old man said "Ok guys! lets get this over and done with."
How did you feel when the end of the story was not given to you?
When we were not given the end of the story, I was eager to find out what was going to happen to the old lady. Will she be killed? It kept me in suspense and I was imagining the possibilities of the story. Nobody likes a an incomplete story.
How did you feel about the black box and the black spot/blank paper? Explain.
When I saw the black box, I guest that we were going to do a lottery like the people in the story. I got the black dot so I felt nervous as I thought that I was going to die.
How did you feel when you read the end of the story? Explain.
I was shocked to find out that the old lady who won the lottery was killed so violently. Everyone including the children picked up a stone and stoned her to death. That was why in the story the villagers said that many villages had stopped this ceremony. It was just too cruel. The old lady did not deserve to die.
Why did the author leave these voids in the story?
The author left these voids in the story so that he can get the readers to read on. By creating a void, he is creating tension in the story. This tension will make the readers eager to know more about the story.
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