Exploring the Themes of 'Lamb to the Slaughter'

What does Mary Maloney use to kill her husband?

• A steel club

• A frozen leg of lamb

• A big spanner

• A metal vase

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is Mary Maloney's relationship to the victim?

• Friend

• Wife

• Mother

• Sister

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Mary go to the grocery store?

• To buy meat

• To buy vegetables and create an alibi

• To call the police

• To meet a friend

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Mary do to prepare herself before going to the grocery store?

• She hides the murder weapon

• She calls a friend

• She writes a note

• She practices her smile and voice

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does Mary act when she returns home and finds her husband's body?

• Calm and composed

• Frantic with grief and horror

• Indifferent

• Angry

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who does Mary call after finding her husband's body?

• Her sister

• The grocer

• The police

• Her friend

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the police initially think killed Patrick Maloney?

• Poison

• A gunshot

• A blow from a heavy blunt instrument

• A stab wound

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the police's main focus during their investigation?

• Checking for fingerprints

• Searching the garden

• Interrogating Mary

• Finding the murder weapon

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does Mary offer the police officers to eat?

• Cheesecake

• Potatoes

• The cooked leg of lamb

• Peas

What do the police officers discuss while eating the lamb?

• The weather

• The murder weapon

• Mary's alibi

• Their families