WorksheetsShort Story - (Lamb to the Slaughter & House Taken Over)
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which vocabulary word means to have plenty of room?
spacious
vestibule
muffled
tranquil
Which vocabulary word means hidden; not known about?
spacious
obscure
unvoiced
recessed
Which vocabulary word means not loud because of being obstructed in some way?
muffled
obscure
congealed
recessed
Which vocabulary word means annoyed or irritated?
muffled
exasperated
frantic
recessed
Which vocabulary word means to take great pleasure?
luxuriate
exasperated
spacious
obscure
Which vocabulary word means turned from liquid to solid?
punctual
obscure
congealed
tranquil
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.
Mr. Maloney can be characterized as ___________
Honorable and innocent
Disloyal and untrustworthy
Gentlemanly and kind
Funny
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
Why does Mrs. Maloney giggle at the end of the story?
She is responding to the ironic remark about the weapon being right under their noses.
She needs to be put in a mental hospital.
She is celebrating that she got away with murder and the case will never be solved.
She is glad that her husband is dead.
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
How did Mary react when Patrick told her he was leaving?
Her first instinct was to not believe any of it. She pretended she imagined the whole thing.
Her first instinct was to go off into a blind rage. She yelled and ranted around the house.
She simply stood up and walked out of the house to talk with Sam the Grocer.
She simply stood up and walked to her room without another word spoken.
What is ironic about the fact that she had chosen a leg of lamb for the crime?
Lamb is a symbol of despair
Lamb is a symbol of innocence
Lamb is a symbol of warmth
Lamb is as symbol of a delicious dinner
After the murder, Mary could be characterized as....
Clear minded and clever
Evil and plotting
Distraught and agonizing
Happy and delighted
What influence did Patrick being a policeman have on the story?
The detectives knew it had to be one of his criminal enemies.
The detectives knew Mary and had no reason to suspect her.
The detectives interrogated Mary long into the night.
The detectives arrested Mary and took her straight to the police station.
What is the mood in the story House Taken Over?
happy
angry
creepy
lonely
The narrator and his sister's house is _____________.
a house that has been passed from generation to generation.
old and falling down.
painted with a mural on the outside.
made of stone and mud.
What did the narrator do to pass the time?
cleaned the house
crocheted
slept
watched television
What did the narrator's sister do to pass the time?
slept
reading
knitting
jogging
How did the narrator and his sister feel about having to move to other parts of house?
happy and excited
angry and violent
depressed and lonely
nervous and afraid
Where do the narrator and his sister get their money from?
working jobs
knitting and selling goods
the farm
they have no money
What does the narrator and his sister do when they realize the back part of the house has been taken over?
They go to the front of the house.
They surrender.
They run outside.
They hide in the closet.
What social class do the brother and sister belong?
poor and needy
middle class
upper class
lower class
What is the main idea of the story House Taken Over?
People should take up hobbies to make them stay busy and not get bored.
Each time people avoid confronting their fear, they lose a little more of themselves, until, finally, they have lost everything.
When you are wealthy, bad things don't happen to you.
If you live a happy life, good things will happen to you.
What happens to the brother and sister at the end of the story "House Taken Over?"
They leave the house and throw away the key.
They fight the spirit that is taking over the house.
They both die in defeat.
They live happily in the home with the spirits.
Which of the following is NOT an element of magical realism?
characters who act like normal people
strange events that coexist with story characters
characters in distress and panic at insignificant events
regular and normal settings
What is the correct definition of UNVOICED?
saying thing in a whisper
yelling instead of communicating at normal level
not spoken out loud or expressed
not having a voice
Why did the narrator never get married?
He turned down 2 suitors
He turned down one woman
His girlfriend died
His sister didn't let him
