12/4-Lamb to the Slaughter

"Her skin - for this was her sixth month with child - had acquired a wonderful translucent quality, the mouth was soft, and the eyes, with their new placid look, seemed larger, darker than before"

What does this sentence tell us?

• She's pregnant

• She's worried

• She's looking after children

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

"Her skin - for this was her sixth month with child - had acquired a wonderful translucent quality, the mouth was soft, and the eyes, with their new placid look, seemed larger, darker than before."

What does acquired mean?

• gained

• lost

• terrible

• dried out

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Before he leaves her, what does Mary Maloney's life revolve around?

• Her husband, Patrick.

• Her pregnancy

• Her house

• Her job

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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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

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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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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CCSS.RI.2.1

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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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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RI.1.1

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

Mr. Maloney can be characterized as ___________

• Honorable and innocent
• Disloyal and untrustworthy
• Gentlemanly and kind
• Totally evil

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Mr. 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.”

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4