Lamb . . . : irony, metaphor, allusion, & theme

Mary's giggling meant that she had lost her mind.

• True

• False

How long did the police search for the murder weapon?

• 1 hour

• 6 hours

• 12 hours

• 3 hours

The police believed that the murder weapon was a 

• knife

• gun

• metal club

• table

What "shocked" Mary when she returned from the store?

• Police were there

• Patrick was dead

• Nothing is left for the supper

• The seller did not recognize her

Who is the protagonist in the story?

• Mrs. van der Meer

• Mary Mulholland

• Mary Maloney

• Patrick

Who is the author of "Lamb to the slaughter"?

• Ruan Dahl

• Ryan Dahl

• Riaan Dahl

• Roald Dahl

Why did the detectives do Mary a favour by eating the leg of lamb?

• The leg of lamb could not be eaten by her alone and would have spoiled

• They kept her company while she was still in shock

• Mary hit her husband over the head with it and they ate the evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Mary hitting Patrick with the frozen leg of lamb occurs during the

• Rising action

• Falling action

• Climax

• Resolution

Which adjective best describes Mary ...

• Depressed

• Devoted

• Submissive

• Obsessive

The setting of "Lamb to the slaughter" is

• A cottage by the sea in the 1950's

• A flat in the 1950's

• A house in the 1950's

• An apartment in the 1950's