Lamb to the slaughter (revision)

How long did the police search for the murder weapon?

• 1 hour

• 6 hours

• 12 hours

• 3 hours

Mary's giggling meant that she had lost her mind.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The police believed that the murder weapon was a 

• knife

• gun

• metal club

• table

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What "shocked" Mary when she returned from the store?

• Police were there

• Patrick was dead

• Nothing is left for the supper

• The seller did not recognize her

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is the protagonist in the story?

• Mrs. van der Meer

• Mary Mulholland

• Mary Maloney

• Patrick

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Patrick is not doing the right thing. What does he do that is wrong?

• Leaving his pregnant wife

• Insisting on having dinner at a set time every evening

• Drinking when he is stressed

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the author of "Lamb to the slaughter"?

• Ruan Dahl

• Ryan Dahl

• Riaan Dahl

• Roald Dahl

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

It may be said that Mary has a(n)___________personality.

• Obsessive

• Bossy

• Weak

• Solid

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did the detectives do Mary a favour by eating the leg of lamb?

• The leg of lamb could not be eaten by her alone and would have spoiled

• They kept her company while she was still in shock

• Mary hit her husband over the head with it and they ate the evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Mary hitting Patrick with the frozen leg of lamb occurs during the

• Rising action

• Falling action

• Climax

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5