Lamb to the Slaughter Review

Mary didn't plan on killing her husband. It was just sudden rage.

• True

• False

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The detectives eat the murder weapon. This is part of the story's...

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

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This story takes place in the 1950's. Why is that important?

• Murders were a lot more common back then.

• Mary is a housewife who is loving and obedient.

• The murder symbolizes the growing feminist movement.

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What is theme?

• How the story ends

• What the story is about

• The moral of the story

• The key details of the story

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The police assumed the murder weapon was all of the following EXCEPT...

• a metal club.

• on the premises.

• something edible.

• the key to finding the killer.

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"I never meant to kill my husband." What point of view is this?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Omniscient

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What is a common effect of situational irony?

• Fear

• Humor

• Panic

• Sadness

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In this form of irony, something happens that is the opposite of what you would expect?

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Cosmic

• Verbal

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In this form of irony, we know something the characters don't know.

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Cosmic

• Verbal

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We know Patrick is upset when he gets home for all the following reasons EXCEPT...

• he is speaking rudely.

• he is drinking a lot.

• he is late.

• he answers "no" to Mary's questions.

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