The fact that the lamb is frozen is significant because —

it could be used as a murder weapon

Mary probably giggles at the end of the story because —

the officers have eaten the murder weapon

At the beginning of the story, Mary Maloney is —

happily waiting for her husband

Sergeant Noonan probably refuses to eat the lamb at first because he —

thinks it is unprofessional to eat on duty

The types of irony found in “Lamb to the Slaughter” are —

dramatic irony and situational irony

Mary refuses to lie down because she —

wants to keep an eye on the investigation

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Lamb to the Slaughter

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1
The fact that the lamb is frozen is significant because —
it mirrors the couple’s icy relationship
eating improperly thawed meat can make a person ill
thawing it will take time
it could be used as a murder weapon
2
Whom do the police first suspect when they arrive on the scene?
Mrs. Maloney
An intruder
The grocer
The husband’s co-workers
3
The real reason Mary goes to the store is that she needs —
food for dinner
an alibi
some time to think
something to distract her
4
Which of the following is the best description of the mood created in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
Eerie and menacing
Neutral
Light and breezy
Darkly comic
5
Mary attempts to put the police officers at ease by —
making idle chitchat
confessing to the crime
offering them drinks
hiding the murder weapon
6
Mary probably giggles at the end of the story because —
her mind has snapped
she is glad her husband is dead
she wants to charm the officers
the officers have eaten the murder weapon
7
At the beginning of the story, Mary Maloney is —
worried that her husband has betrayed her
thinking about what to make for dinner
happily waiting for her husband
plotting to kill her husband
8
Sergeant Noonan probably refuses to eat the lamb at first because he —
works better on an empty stomach
thinks it is unprofessional to eat on duty
suspects that the lamb has been used as a murder weapon
doesn’t want to take time away from the investigation
9
One of the police officers thinks the murder weapon was a —
leg of lamb
pistol
kitchen knife
wrench, or spanner
10
The types of irony found in “Lamb to the Slaughter” are —
verbal irony and ambiguity
dramatic irony but no situational irony
situational irony but no dramatic irony
dramatic irony and situational irony
11
Mary refuses to lie down because she —
needs to make dinner for the officers
wants to keep an eye on the investigation
feels too nervous to relax
wants the officers to feel sorry for her
12
From Mary Maloney’s dialogue you know that her husband —
is a police officer
works for a butcher
sells life insurance
is unemployed
13
Which of the following statements best express the irony of the story’s title?
The lamb and the husband were both Mary’s victims.
A lamb generally symbolizes innocence.
The lamb is the murder weapon.
It was the husband who was slaughtered.
14
Dramatic irony of the comment the murder weapon is “probably...under our ...noses” comes from—
the situation is far worse than he thinks
Mary is giggling uncontrollably
it really is under their noses
it is not what we expected him to say

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