"Lamb to the Slaughter"

Which of the following shows situational irony?

• The police officer goes to the grocer's.

• Calm, loving Mary violently kills her husband.

• Patrick is a police officer.

• The doctor says that Patrick's skull was smashed.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why does Mary go shopping for groceries?

• Her husband wants dinner at home.

• She needs fresh air.

• She needs an alibi, or an excuse.

• She wants to confess to Sam.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Dramatic irony takes place when Mary tells the police that--

• she would like a drink

• they would do her a favor by eating the lamb

• she feels too ill to leave

• she went grocery shopping

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

From your knowledge of the events in "Lamb to the Slaughter," which of the following is an example of irony?

• Mary is a devoted wife.

• Patrick is a police officer.

• The grocer asks Mary whether she needs meat.

• The investigators know both Mary and Patrick.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Determine the meaning of the underlined word based on how it is used in the sentence.

With an intent look, he observed her closely and thoughtfully.

• attentive

• angry

• sleepy

• careless

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Determine the meaning of the underlined word based on how it is used in the sentence.

The situation was extraordinary--nothing prepared Mary for Patrick's news.

• ordinary

• shocking

• difficult

• unclear

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4