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Mystery Unit Quiz

Authored by Shanta Mungin

English

8th Grade

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Mystery Unit Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Mr. Maloney’s job?

Minister, member of the clergy
Police detective
Butcher
Stock broker

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mr. Maloney can be characterized as ___________

Honorable and innocent

Disloyal and untrustworthy

Gentlemanly and kind

Funny

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the type of irony.

The police are looking for the murder weapon because that is the key to them finding the murderer, but they unknowingly eat the murder weapon instead.

Dramatic Irony

Situational Irony

Verbal Irony

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