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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Mary tells herself as she walks home from the store, “That’s the way. Do Everything” how?
2. How many policemen are left in Mary’s house after they’ve all had drinks?
3. What word from the story refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss?
4. As Mary, in the living room, listens to the policemen in the kitchen, their voices are described as being what “because their mouths were full of meat”?
5. What word used in describing the story’s setting refers to a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves or drawers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What social and cultural elements influenced the Post-War period in Western literature?
2. What elements of the setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter” indicate the time period for the story?
3. What role does Sergeant Noonan play in the ultimate plot twist of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
4. How does Mary’s character transform after hearing Patrick’s news in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
5. What actions does Mary plot on her way home from the store? How do these actions play out?
6. What is significant about O’Malley’s name in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
7. How did “Lamb to Slaughter” fit in with the popular fiction of the era when it was published?
8. Where in the story does the denouement take place? What happens in the denouement?
9. What is the central example of dramatic irony in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
10. How do Mary’s actions after the murder resemble those of an actor preparing for a role?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of the names in “Lamb to the Slaughter.” Why do you think the author chooses these names for his characters? Is there symbolic significance to the names? What type of heritage do these names imply?
Essay Topic 2
Define “foreshadowing” in narrative literature and identify examples of foreshadowing in “Lamb to the Slaughter.” What actions, events, and descriptions in the opening pages of the story indicate that a murder will take place? What purpose does the foreshadowing serve in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter” and the time period in which the short story was published. What literary movements took hold in America and Europe during the Post-War period? What qualities defined these movements? How is the setting of the 1950s evident in the story?
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