"Lamb to the Slaughter"
Authored by Michelle Gerard
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following shows situational irony?
The police officer goes to the grocer's.
Calm, loving Mary violently kills her husband.
Patrick is a police officer.
The doctor says that Patrick's skull was smashed.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Mary go shopping for groceries?
Her husband wants dinner at home.
She needs fresh air.
She needs an alibi, or an excuse.
She wants to confess to Sam.
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CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dramatic irony takes place when Mary tells the police that--
she would like a drink
they would do her a favor by eating the lamb
she feels too ill to leave
she went grocery shopping
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From your knowledge of the events in "Lamb to the Slaughter," which of the following is an example of irony?
Mary is a devoted wife.
Patrick is a police officer.
The grocer asks Mary whether she needs meat.
The investigators know both Mary and Patrick.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Determine the meaning of the underlined word based on how it is used in the sentence.
With an intent look, he observed her closely and thoughtfully.
attentive
angry
sleepy
careless
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Determine the meaning of the underlined word based on how it is used in the sentence.
The situation was extraordinary--nothing prepared Mary for Patrick's news.
ordinary
shocking
difficult
unclear
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
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