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WorksheetsLamb to the Slaughter
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is Mrs. Maloney’s motive for going to get the lamb from the freezer?
She thinks she should go about her business as usual and then things will be all right.
She is nauseated at the idea of eating what she already made for dinner.
She thinks she can win Patrick back with her cooking.
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 becomes violent immediately.
When Mrs. Maloney returns home from the grocery and sees Patrick’s dead body on the floor, how does she feel?
She feels guilty and forgives him completely for being unfaithful.
She literally is upset and shocked and even feels love for him.
She feels indifferent (that is, she couldn’t care less).
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 her alibi.
They never suspect her at all.
They check the house for her fingerprints.
What was the Maloney's usual habit for dinner on a Thursday night?
They ate lamb
They usually went out for dinner
They had friends around
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
What do the policemen and detectives think killed Patrick?
a leg of lamb
a large metal object
knives
Mrs. Maloney
In the very last line - "And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle." - why does Mary Maloney giggle?
She's gotten away with murder
She knows she's going to jail
She's free of her abusive husband
When the detectives are talking about the murder weapon over their meal, they say:
"'Personally, I think it's right here on the premises,'
'Probably right under our very noses. What you think, Jack?'"
What language feature is this an example of?
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Irony
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 is Mrs. Maloney's health condition?
Lupus
Six months pregnant
Schnizophrenia
Blind in one eye
What does Mrs. Maloney fix for her husband and herself as soon as he comes home?
Drinks
Dinner
His suit
The faucet
Which of her suggestions for something to eat does he agree to?
Steak and potatoes
Go out for dinner
Crackers and cheese
Nothing
Before she goes to the grocery store, what does she do?
Cleans up the evidence
Moves the body
Hides the lamb
Practices what she will say
What dessert does she get from the grocery store?
Cheesecake
Ice cream cake
Pound cake
Birthday cake
She comes back home and sees him lying there. What does she do before she calls the police?
Laughs
Cries
Runs upstairs
Checks on the lamb
What do the detectives find on Mr. Maloney's head?
Metal shavings
A piece of bone
A deep cut
Congealed blood
What does she give the detectives to drink while they are looking for the murder weapon?
Coffee
Tea
Water
Whiskey
What does she ask the detectives to do as a small favor?
Give her some time alone
Remove the body quickly
Eat the leg of lamb
Find the murderer
What is ironic about what the detectives had for supper?
They disposed of the murder weapon themselves.
The cheesecake was there all along
The can of peas was unopened
The potatoes were not mashed like she said they would be
