Lamb to the Slaughter

Why 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 looks forward to seeing him.

• 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.

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What is Mr. Maloney’s job?

• Minister, member of the clergy
• Police detective
• Butcher
• Stock broker

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Mr. Maloney can be characterized as ___________

• Honorable and innocent

• Disloyal and untrustworthy

• Gentlemanly and kind

• Funny

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What 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.

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What 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.

Why does Mary Maloney kill her husband Patrick?

• He's leaving her

• Pregnancy has made her crazy

• She's tired of looking after him

• She's having an affair

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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

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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

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Why do the policemen eat the lamb?

• Mary made them eat the meal.

• They want to help destroy the evidence.

• The chief has told them to eat the meal.

• They are hungry and don’t want to offend Mrs. Maloney.

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Why does the detective say that the murder weapon “ought to be easy to find”?

• He knows that it is in the house.

• He knows that it must be very big because it damaged the skull so badly.

• He knows Mrs. Maloney committed the crime.

• He knows it is too big to be carried at all.

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