Lamb to the Slaughter Reading Comprehension

Why is Mary Maloney smiling as she waits for her husband's return at the beginning of the story?

• She knows she will get even with him that night.

• She is thinking about how much 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 has planned to trick him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is Mr. Maloney's job?

• minister, member of the clergy

• butcher

• stock broker

• police detective

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Mr. Maloney tells Mary that he hopes she will not fuss about his decision. What decision do we realize he is telling her?

• He is leaving her and the baby.

• He wants to become a fire chief.

• He has decided he wants lamb for dinner.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Mr. Maloney can be best characterized as_______________

• honest and trustworthy

• disloyal and untrustworthy

• gentle and kind

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Mrs. Maloney go get the lamb from the freezer?

• She wants to use it to hit Patrick.

• She is upset and does not want to eat what she has already made for dinner.

• She is in shock and just goes about her business as usual

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is Mrs. Maloney's first reaction as her husband gives his "news" to her?

• She is happy

• She is in shock and does not believe it

• She kills him right away.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does Mrs. Maloney go to see Sam?

• She needs vegetables to go with the lamb she is cooking before her husband gets home.

• Patrick has decided he wants to eat dinner.

• She needs someone like Sam to be a witness that she was out of the house when the murder happened.

• She doesn't understand that her Patrick has already died.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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 because they know it is the murder weapon.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why does Mrs. Maloney giggle at the end of the story?

• She is laughing at the officer's remark about the weapon being under their noses.

• She is glad her husband is dead.

• She knows they will never be able to prove a case against her and that she has committed the perfect crime.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________. 

• action
• conflict 
• setting
• plot 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9