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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 the police officers that arrive that she had been where when Patrick was killed?
2. Sergeant Noonan asks Mary if she would like to go somewhere else and suggests going to whose house in the story?
3. One of the police detectives asks Mary if anything in the house could have been used as a weapon and if she will take a look around to see if anything is missing. What items does he suggest?
4. What literary style that applies to “Lamb to the Slaughter” refers to the use of the grotesque, morbid, or absurd for darkly comic purposes?
5. What are the first thoughts that Mary thinks after killing her husband?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is foreshadowed by Patrick’s action of downing of his drink in the story?
2. How would you characterize Mary’s mindset as she commits murder in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
3. What symbolism surrounds the murder weapon in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
4. What is the central example of dramatic irony in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
5. How do Mary’s actions after the murder resemble those of an actor preparing for a role?
6. How does the author portray women and men differently in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
7. What crucial information to the story is omitted? Why do you think the author omitted these details?
8. What characteristics define Mary Maloney in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
9. How does the theme of betrayal apply to “Lamb to Slaughter”?
10. What can be seen as ironic in Mary’s ability to evade suspicion and prosecution in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Mary’s response when she “discovers” Patrick’s body after returning from the store. Do you think that Mary’s emotions are legitimate or performed? In what ways does her behavior exhibit the qualities of performance? In what ways does her behavior seem to be legitimately driven by emotion?
Essay Topic 2
Define “black comedy” and discuss how black comedy applies to the story “Lamb to the Slaughter.” What elements in the story are funny? Why are they funny? Do you think the author intends for the reader to find the story humorous or frightening?
Essay Topic 3
Define situational, verbal, and dramatic irony and discuss examples of each in the narrative. How is Mary’s conversation with Sam the grocer ironic? Is this an example of dramatic or verbal irony? What type of irony is illustrated in the end of the story?
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