WorksheetsBad Behavior 2
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Why is Mary Maloney smiling as she waits her husband’s return at the beginning of the story? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
What is Mr. Maloney’s job? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
Mr. Maloney tells Mary he hopes she will not fuss about his decision. How does he justify this demand? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
Why does Mary Maloney kill her husband Patrick? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
He's leaving her
Pregnancy has made her crazy
She's tired of looking after him
She's having an affair
Before he leaves her, what does Mary Maloney's life revolve around? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
Her husband, Patrick.
Her pregnancy
Her house
Her job
Why does Mrs. Maloney go to the grocer? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
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? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
a leg of lamb
a large metal object
knives
Mrs. Maloney
What do the police do with the murder weapon? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
What does Mary utilize to hit her husband on the head? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
A pack of ground beef
A baseball bat
A frozen leg of lamb
A turkey leg
What is Mrs. Maloney’s motive for going to get the lamb from the freezer? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
She thinks that she should go about her business as usual and things will be all right.
She wants to use it to hit Patrick.
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 evidence is there that the police have not ruled out Mrs. Maloney was the murderer? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
The police go off to question the grocer about her alibi.
They never even check out her alibi.
They check the house for her fingerprints.
They tell her they are looking for the weapon.
Why do the policemen eat the lamb? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
Mary made them eat the meal.
They want to help destroy the evidence.
The chief has told them to eat the meal.
They are hungry and don’t want to offend Mrs. Maloney.
Why does the detective say that the murder weapon “ought to be easy to find”? (Lamb to the Slaughter)
He knows that it is in the house.
He knows that it must be very big because it damaged the skull so badly.
He knows Mrs. Maloney committed the crime.
He knows it is too big to be carried at all.
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. (Lamb to the Slaughter)
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Which event in the story causes the barber to re-evaluate the actions he wants to take towards Captain Torres? (Lather and Nothing Else)
The day the barber watched Captain Torres order the townspeople to gather in the schoolyard to see the four rebels hanging there.
The barber realized that he possessed integrity and was proud of his profession.
The townspeople saw Captain Torres walk into the shop
The barber realizes that if he kills Captain Torres, he would be hunted until he was found.
Which sentence best illustrates the barber’s conflict? (Lather and Nothing Else)
“I returned to the task of lathering his beard. My hands began to shake.”
“Torres didn’t know that I was his enemy. He didn’t know and neither did the others.”
“So which is it? Murderer or hero?”
“They told me that you’d kill me. I came to find out for myself.”
Kohlberg was concerned with what type of development? (Kohlberg's Dilemmas)
The author builds tension at the beginning of the story by- (Lather and Nothing Else)
Estimating how long it had been since the captain had shaved.
the barber preparing the foam meticulously.
the barber sharpening his best razor
describing how the barber began to tremble when Captain Torres walked into the barber shop.
The barber’s keen awareness of Captain Torres’ behavior leads him to- (Lather and Nothing Else)
believe that Captain Torres has come to the barbershop to emplace fear upon him.
be concerned that Captain Torres will continue to commit such heinous actions.
think that Captain Torres is aware of what the barber knows.
debate if whether he should seek revenge for what Captain Torres has done.
Which quote from “Lather and Nothing Else” supports the idea that a man should be true to himself, whatever difficult situation he might face in life? (Lather and Nothing Else)
“How many of our people had he ordered killed? How many had he ordered mutilated? Better not to think about it.” (Paragraph 29)
“And what would I do with the body? Where could I hide it? I’d have to flee, leave all of this, take refuge far away, very far.” (Paragraph 32)
“You’re an executioner and I’m only a barber. Each in his place. That’s it. Each in his place.” (Paragraph 33)
“They told me that you’d kill me. I came to find out for myself. But killing isn’t easy. I know what I’m talking about.” (Paragraph 36)
"Lather and Nothing Else" is mostly about:
a mysterious encounter between a rebel spy and an army captain
a gunfight between and officer and a revolutionary
how to shave correctly
a man who must decide whether or not to kill an enemy
Who is the narrator of "Lather and Nothing Else"?
the barber
Captain Torres
the author
third person
The two characters in the story "Lather and Nothing Else" are:
enemies
brothers
in the same prefession
childhood friends who have not seen each other in a long time
Which of the following BEST describes Captain Torres? (Lather and Nothing Else)
He is the leader of a rebel group.
He is a wanted criminal
He is a widely respected leader.
He is responsible for killing rebels.
What is the main conflict in this story "Lather and Nothing Else"?
character versus self
character versus character
character versus society
character versus nature
How does the narrator feel about being a barber? (Lather and Nothing Else)
He thinks it is very glamorous and influential work.
He takes pride in his skills and in doing a good job.
He worries that it is unimportant, meaningless work.
He is bored by his job and does not care about doing a good job.
The barber thinks that Captain Torres is: (Lather and Nothing Else)
brutal and cruel
ugly and unitelligent
emotionless and dull
nervous and shy
Why did Captain Torres go to the shop? (Lather and Nothing Else)
To get a haircut and shave.
To arrest the barber
To meet his friend.
To see if the barber would kill him.
What does the narrator think would happen if he killed Torres? (Lather and Nothing Else)
Everyone would see him as a hero.
The attack on the rebels would stop.
Nothing would truly be solved.
He would become just as hated as Torres.
How does the author create suspense in "Lather and Nothing Else"?
He tells the outcome of the story in the opening paragraph and then goes back to tell the entire story.
He creates a situation that can have only one logical conclusion.
He lets us in on the secret that the barber wants to kill Captain Torres, and at first, we think Captain Torres is unaware of this as he's sitting in the barber's chair.
He describes what Captain Torres is thinking while he is being shaved by a rebel barber.
Captain Torres's actions at the end of the story show that he knows that the barber is: (Lather and Nothing Else)
depressed
good at his job
going to kill him
a revolutionary
What is the central idea of the article, "Can We Teach Robots Ethics?"
Driverless cars and other robots are unable to be controlled.
Autonomous robots are no more ethical or unethical in their decision-making processes.
Autonomous robots are unethical because they do not have the same decision-making skills as humans.
Driverless cars are a real possibility in the future, whether or not they can be taught to make moral decisions.
What is the author's main purpose in the article, "Can We Teach Robots Ethics?"
to question who should control the ethical decisions of driverless cars
to examine the idea that driverless cars could be safer even if there are some accidents
to assert that the government should be held responsible for mistakes made due to driverless cars
to determine the best plan for making programs to inform the decisions of driverless cars
The trolley problem asks people to consider... (Can We Teach Robots Ethics?)
the safest way to operate a trolley
whether or not they should ride a trolley
whether or not cars should operate themselves
different scenarios for killing one man to save five people
Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text, "Kohlberg's Dilemmas"?
Our decisions are informed by a complex set of circumstances, values, and social morals.
There is no right answer for what is good so the question of morality should be ignored.
How we choose and how we act affects everything around us.
Love and loyalty are the strongest motivators.
Which of the following best describes the structure of Kohlberg's dilemmas?
mini episodes or short stories
vague, hypothetical situations
specific hypothetical situations with questions
random thought processes
