WorksheetsReview Test on Lamb to Slaughter
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
How does this passage add to the plot?
The room was warm, the curtains were closed, the two table lamps were lit. On the cupboard behind her there were two glasses and some drinks. Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband to come home from work.
a)
It gives the resolution to the story.
b)
It explains the characterization of Mrs. Maloney.
c)
It introduces the story to the reader and sets up the setting.
d)
It develops the conflict in the story.
2.
How does this excerpt add to the plot of the story? (choose the best answer)
When he came back, she noticed that the new drink was a very strong one. She watched him as he began to drink. "I think it's a shame," she said, "that when someone's been a policeman as long as you have, he still has to walk around all day long." He didn't answer. "Darling," she said," If you're too tired to eat out tonight, as we had planned, I can fix you something. There's plenty of meat and stuff in the freezer." Her eyes waited to an answer, a smile, a nod, but he made no sign. "Anyway," she went on. "I'll get you some bread and cheese." "I don't want it," he said. She moved uneasily in her chair. "But you have to have supper. I can easily fix you something. I'd like to do it. We can have lamb. Anything you want. Everything's in the freezer." "Forget it," he said. "But, darling, you have to eat! I'll do it anyway, and then you can have it or not, as you like." She stood up and put placed her sewing on the table by the lamp. "Sit down," he said. "Just for a minute, sit down." It wasn't until then that she began to get frightened.
a)
It shows that Mrs. Maloney is afraid.
b)
It shows that Mr. Maloney is in a bad mood.
c)
It is fore shadowing that something bad or upsetting is about to happen.
d)
It is an exciting part of the plot.
3.
What type of literary conflict is illustrated?
All right, then, they would have lamb for supper. She carried it upstairs, held the thin end with both her hands. She went into the living room, saw him standing by the window with his back to her, and stopped. "I've already told you," he said. "Don't make supper for me. I'm going out." At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause, she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head. She might as well have hit him with a steel bar. She stepped back, waiting, and the strange thing was that he remained standing there for at least four or five seconds. Then he crashed onto the carpet. The violence of the crash, the noise, the small table overturning, helped to bring her out of the shock. She came out slowly, feeling cold and surprised, and she stood for a few minutes, looking at the body, still holding the piece of meat tightly with both hands.
a)
Man vs Self
b)
Man vs Leg of Lamb
c)
Mrs. Maloney vs Mr. Maloney
d)
Man vs Man
4.
Which phrases added to the suspense of the plot?
a)
"Hello Darling," she said.; She thought she had imagined the whole thing.
b)
"Listen," he said, "I have something to tell you.""; When she walked around the room, she could not feel her feet touching the floor.; She took the paper off the leg and looked at it again." ; She carried it upstairs and held the thin end with both hands.
c)
I don't want [dinner].; For her it was always a wonderful part of the day.; I will give you some bread and cheese
5.
What part of a story plot is illustrated when she has the police eat the leg of lamb?
a)
Exposition
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
6.
How does Mrs. Maloney's attempt to cover-up her crime show her transformation from a nice, obedient wife to a uncaring criminal?
a)
It shows that she did not want to go to jail.
b)
It shows that she is afraid to tell the police the truth because they may not think it was an accident.
c)
It shows that she is not sorry for her crime because she is willing to lie.
d)
It shows that she was always a bad person because good people do not commit crimes.
7.
What element of the plot did Alfred Hitchcock enhance by not including the entire story?
a)
He did not want to give the story away in case someone had not read it.
b)
He wanted to confuse the audience and make them want to read the story.
c)
He did not want the audience to see that Mrs. Maloney was guilty.
d)
He wanted to increase to increase suspense by having the audience determine for themselves what happened.
8.
Who is the protagonist in the story?
a)
Mr. Maloney
b)
Mrs. Maloney
c)
The Police
d)
The Leg of Lamb
9.
Who is the antagonist in the story?
a)
Mr. Maloney
b)
Mrs. Maloney
c)
The Police
d)
The Leg of Lamb
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