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Lamb to the Slaughter - Ways with Words

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is Mary Maloney smiling as she waits her husband’s return at the beginning of the story?
a)
She knows she will get even with him that night.
b)
She loves him and always finds his return a “blissful time of day.”
c)
She knows he won’t speak to her for a while, and she is looking forward to the peace and quiet.
d)
She likes being able to have a drink of whiskey with him.
2.
What is Mr. Maloney’s job?
a)
Minister, member of the clergy
b)
Police detective
c)
Butcher
d)
Stock broker
3.
Mr. Maloney tells Mary he hopes she will not fuss about his decision.  How does he justify this demand?
a)
“I’ll give you money and see you’re looked after.”
b)
“It wouldn’t be very good for my job.”
c)
“I’ve thought about it a good deal.”
d)
“…there simply wasn’t any other way.”
4.
Mr. Maloney can be characterized as ___________
a)
Honorable and innocent
b)
Disloyal and untrustworthy
c)
Gentlemanly and kind
d)
Totally evil
5.
What is Mrs. Maloney’s motive for going to get the lamb from the freezer?
a)
She wants to use it to hit Patrick.
b)
She is nauseated at the idea of eating what she already made for dinner.
c)
She thinks she should go about her business as usual and then things will be all right.
d)
She thinks she can win Patrick back with her cooking.
6.
What is Mrs. Maloney’s reaction as her husband gives his “news” to her?
a)
She goes from anger to horror.
b)
She goes from horror to disbelief.
c)
She goes from bliss to fury.
d)
She becomes violent immediately.
7.
Which word does not describe Mrs. Maloney’s immediate reaction to realizing she has killed her husband?
a)
Remorseful
b)
Surprised
c)
Clear-minded
d)
Shocked
8.
Which pair of words best describes Mrs. Maloney’s actions after she kills her husband?
a)
Frightened and shocked
b)
Light-hearted and funny
c)
Careful and honest
d)
Resolute and clever
9.
Why does Mrs. Maloney go to see Sam?
a)
She needs vegetables to go with the lamb.
b)
Patrick has decided he wants to eat dinner.
c)
She needs someone such as Sam to be a witness that she was out of the house when the murder was committed.
d)
She doesn’t understand that Patrick is already dead.
10.
When Mrs. Maloney returns home from the grocery and sees Patrick’s dead body on the floor, how does she feel?
a)
She pretends she is very upset.
b)
She literally is upset and shocked and even feels love for him.
c)
She feels indifferent (that is, she couldn’t care less).
d)
She feels guilty and forgives him completely for being unfaithful.
11.
What evidence is there that the police have not ruled out Mrs. Maloney as the murderer?
a)
The police go off to question the grocer about her alibi.
b)
They never suspect her at all.
c)
They check the house for her fingerprints.
d)
They tell her they are looking for the weapon.
12.
What do the police do with the murder weapon?
a)
They eat it without knowing it is the murder weapon.
b)
They leave it in the garage.
c)
They eat it although they know it is the murder weapon.
d)
Nothing.  They never find the spanner.
13.

What was the Maloney's usual habit for dinner on a Thursday night?

a)

They ate lamb

b)

They usually went out for dinner

c)

They had friends around

14.

Why does Mrs. Maloney go to the grocer?

a)

To create an alibi

b)

Because she needs ingredients for dinner

c)

Because Patrick told her to

d)

To see Sam, whom she's having an affair with

15.

Why do the policemen eat the lamb?

a)

Mary made them eat the meal.

b)

They want to help destroy the evidence.

c)

The chief has told them to eat the meal.

d)

They are hungry and don’t want to offend Mrs. Maloney.

16.

Why does the detective say that the murder weapon “ought to be easy to find”?

a)

He knows that it is in the house.

b)

He knows that it must be very big because it damaged the skull so badly.

c)

He knows Mrs. Maloney committed the crime.

d)

He knows it is too big to be carried at all.

17.

Why does Mrs. Maloney giggle at the end of the story?

a)

She is responding to the ironic remark about the weapon being right under their noses.

b)

She needs to be put in a mental hospital.

c)

She is celebrating that she got away with murder and the case will never be solved.

d)

She is glad that her husband is dead.

18.

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.

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

19.

Who wrote The Lamb To The Slaughter?

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

George Washington Jr.

c)

Roald Dahl

d)

Mary Maloney

20.

In the beginning of the rising plot Mary Maloney is

a)

planning dinner.

b)

waiting for her husband to come home from work.

c)

upset about the grocery bill.

d)

planning to murder her husband.

21.

Anxiety is....

a)

Calmness

b)

Extremely happy

c)

In the building

d)

Feeling worried

22.

The definition of "blissful" is

a)

annoyed, irritated

b)

mad, wild

c)

extremely happy

d)

calm, peaceful

23.

If something is congealed, it is....

a)

turning from liquid to solid

b)

being hidden

c)

mad, wild

d)

confusing

24.

The room was warm, the curtains were closed, the two table lamps were lit. The author uses what tool to invite you into the setting.

a)

Imagery through sensory details

b)

Inference

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Symbolism

25.

What description would represent part of the climax in the story?

a)

She couldn't feel anything except a slight sickness.

b)

She took his coat and hung it up.

c)

And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to laugh.

d)

The violence of the crash, the noise, the small table overturning, helped to bring her out of the shock.

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