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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Mary Maloney smiling as she waits her husband’s return at the beginning of the story?She knows she will get even with him that night.She loves him and always finds his return a “blissful time of day.”She knows he won’t speak to her for a while, and she is looking forward to the peace and quiet.She likes being able to have a drink of whiskey with him.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Mr. Maloney’s job?Minister, member of the clergyPolice detectiveButcherStock broker
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMr. Maloney tells Mary he hopes she will not fuss about his decision. How does he justify this demand?“I’ll give you money and see you’re looked after.”“It wouldn’t be very good for my job.”“I’ve thought about it a good deal.”“…there simply wasn’t any other way.”
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMr. Maloney can be characterized as ___________Honorable and innocentDisloyal and untrustworthyGentlemanly and kindTotally evil
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Mrs. Maloney’s motive for going to get the lamb from the freezer?She wants to use it to hit Patrick.She is nauseated at the idea of eating what she already made for dinner.She thinks she should go about her business as usual and then things will be all right.She thinks she can win Patrick back with her cooking.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Mrs. Maloney’s reaction as her husband gives his “news” to her?She goes from anger to horror.She goes from horror to disbelief.She goes from bliss to fury.She becomes violent immediately.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich word does not describe Mrs. Maloney’s immediate reaction to realizing she has killed her husband?RemorsefulSurprisedClear-mindedShocked
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich pair of words best describes Mrs. Maloney’s actions after she kills her husband?Frightened and shockedLight-hearted and funnyCareful and honestResolute and clever
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Mrs. Maloney go to see Sam?She needs vegetables to go with the lamb.Patrick has decided he wants to eat dinner.She needs someone such as Sam to be a witness that she was out of the house when the murder was committed.She doesn’t understand that Patrick is already dead.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen Mrs. Maloney returns home from the grocery and sees Patrick’s dead body on the floor, how does she feel?She pretends she is very upset.She literally is upset and shocked and even feels love for him.She feels indifferent (that is, she couldn’t care less).She feels guilty and forgives him completely for being unfaithful.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat evidence is there that the police have not ruled out Mrs. Maloney as the murderer?The police go off to question the grocer about her alibi.They never suspect her at all.They check the house for her fingerprints.They tell her they are looking for the weapon.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the police do with the murder weapon?They eat it without knowing it is the murder weapon.They leave it in the garage.They eat it although they know it is the murder weapon.Nothing. They never find the spanner.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Before he leaves her, what does Mary Maloney's life revolve around?
Her husband, Patrick.
Her pregnancy
Her house
Her job
- 14. Multiple Choice
Where does the title, "Lamb to the Slaughter", come from?
The dinner they ate
It's an allusion to the Bible - leading the sacrificial lamb to the slaughter
The author's imagination
It's onomatopoeia
- 15. Multiple Choice
What was the Maloney's usual habit for dinner on a Thursday night?
They ate lamb
They usually went out for dinner
They had friends around
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why does Mrs. Maloney go to the grocer?
To create an alibi
Because she needs ingredients for dinner
Because Patrick told her to
To see Sam, whom she's having an affair with
- 17. Multiple Choice
What do the policemen and detectives think killed Patrick?
a leg of lamb
a large metal object
knives
Mrs. Maloney
- 18. Multiple Choice
In the very last line - "And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle." - why does Mary Maloney giggle?
She's gotten away with murder
She knows she's going to jail
She's free of her abusive husband
- 19. Multiple Choice
When the detectives are talking about the murder weapon over their meal, they say:
"'Personally, I think it's right here on the premises,'
'Probably right under our very noses. What you think, Jack?'"
What language feature is this an example of?
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Irony
- 20. Multiple Choice
If something is strange or odd, it is....
congealed
peculiar
tranquil
bewildered
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