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WorksheetsLamb to the Slaughter
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The word means: not agitated
The drop of the head as she bent over her sewing was curiously________
glance
merely
tranquil
blissful
The word means: allowing light to pass through diffusely.
.....had acquired to wonderful ________quality...
translucent
placid
blissful
content
The word means: calm and free from disturbance.
....the mouth was soft, and the eyes, with their new_______look, seemed larger, darker than before.
translucent
punctual
blissful
placid
The word means: satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are.
....the first drink, was finished, and she, on her side, was ________to sit quietly......
content
placid
blissful
puntual
The word means: enjoy to excess
She loved to ________ in the presence of this man...
intent
glance
luxuriate
bewildered
The word means: giving or marked by complete attention to.
She loved the ________, look in his eyes.
intent
bewildered
fetch
luxuriate
The word means: go or come after and bring or take back.
He paused a moment, leaning forward in the chair, then he got up and went slowly over to ________himself another.
intent
amber
bewildered
fetch
The word means: of a medium to dark brownish yellow color.
When he came back, she noticed that the new drink was dark ________with the quantity of whisky in it.
intent
amber
bewildered
fetch
The word means: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements.
She lowered herself back slowly into the chair, watching him all the time with those large, ________eyes.
bewildered
intent
luxuriate
amber
The word means: intense and profound fear.
....watching him with a kind of dazed ________as he went further and further away from her with each word.
content
intent
horror
blissful
Mr. Maloney can be characterized as ________.
Honorable and innocent
Disloyal and untrustworthy
Gentlemanly and kind
Totally evil
What is Mrs. Maloney's reaction as her husband gives his "news" to her?
She goes from anger to horror.
She goes from horror to disbelief.
She goes from bliss to fury.
She becomes violent immediately.
Which word does not describe Mrs. Maloney's immediate reaction to realizing she has killed her husband?
remorseful
surprised
clear-minded
shocked
Which pair of words best describes Mrs. Maloney's actions after she kills her husband?
frightened and shocked
light-hearted and funny
careful and honest
resolute and clever
Why does Mrs. Maloney go to see Sam?
She needs vegetables to go with the lamb.
Patrick has decided he wants to eat dinner.
She needs someone such as Sam to be a witness that she was out of the house when the murder was committed.
She doesn't understand that Patrick is already dead.
When Mrs. Maloney returns home from the grocery and see Patrick's dead body on the floor, how does she feel?
She pretends she is very upset.
She literally is upset and shocked and even feels love for him.
She feels indifferent (that is, she couldn't care less).
She feels guilty and forgives him completely for being unfaithful.
What do the policemen and detectives think killed Patrick?
a leg of lamb
a large metal object
knives
Mrs. Maloney
What evidence is there that the police have not ruled out Mrs. Maloney as the murderer?
The police go off to question the grocer about the alibi.
They never suspect her at all.
They check the house for her fingerprints.
They tell her they are looking for the weapon.
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
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 although they know it is the murder weapon.
Nothing. They never find the spanner.
