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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. Patrick tells Mary not to make supper for him for what reason in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
2. What is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
3. When Mary gets up to leave the room after Patrick’s related his story, she cannot feel what?
4. What does Mary do at the end of the short story?
5. Of the murder weapon, one of the policemen in the kitchen says, "Whoever done it, they're not going to be carrying a thing like that around with them longer than they” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the character of Patrick Maloney described in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
2. What appear to be Patrick’s motivations and desires in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
3. How does Mary’s character transform after hearing Patrick’s news in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
4. What central injustices mark the narrative of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
5. How is Mary’s transformation metaphorically depicted in her descent into the cellar?
6. How is the theme of passivity in “Lamb to the Slaughter” illustrated through Patrick’s character?
7. Where does the rising action take place in the narrative? What happens in the rising action of the story?
8. How does the author portray women and men differently in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
9. How did “Lamb to Slaughter” fit in with the popular fiction of the era when it was published?
10. Why does Mary giggle at the end of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Irony in “Lamb to the Slaughter”
a. Define dramatic, situational, and verbal irony. What are examples of each in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
b. Why do you think the author employs irony in “Lamb to the Slaughter”? What are the effects of the irony employed?
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
Compare the reality of Patrick’s behavior to the depiction of Patrick as seen through Mary’s eyes in the narrative. Where in the story does the reader witness first-hand “that warm male glow that came out of him to her when they were alone together”? How far from reality is this imagery?
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