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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. After Patrick is confirmed as dead, who arrives next to Mary’s house to join the investigation?
2. What is the officer’s reply when another says from the kitchen, "She wants us to finish it. She said so. Be doing her a favor”?
3. Who is the first police officer to examine Patrick’s body?
4. Mary tells the police detective that she doesn’t own any items like he suggested for the murder weapon, but that there might be some things like that where?
5. Where does Mary go after leaving Patrick in the living room in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What ultimate irony is presented at the end of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
2. How is Mary’s transformation metaphorically depicted in her descent into the cellar?
3. What do you think the outcome will be for Mary based on the ending of the story?
4. How is Mary’s love for Patrick indicated through imagery in the story?
5. When does Mary appear the most emotionally vulnerable in the story? Is this emotion true or a performance?
6. How is Biblical allusion depicted through the title of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
7. What elements of the setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter” indicate the time period for the story?
8. What foreshadowing can be seen in the curtains as described in the first paragraph of “Lamb to Slaughter”?
9. What appear to be Patrick’s motivations and desires in “Lamb to Slaughter”?
10. How is the setting described in the first paragraph of “Lamb to Slaughter”? What items are described in the room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the character of Mary and analyze her personality and characteristics as described in the narrative. How are Mary’s feelings about her husband indicated in the text? How does Mary Maloney fulfill the “archetype” of the American housewife in the 1950s? What characteristics does Mary exhibit that fulfill this archetype? How does Mary break from the archetype, and what do you think this indicates?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the character of Patrick Maloney in the short story. What does Patrick look like? How is his appearance described from Mary’s point of view? How do Patrick’s actions display his personality?
Essay Topic 3
Define “narrative point of view” and discuss the point of view of “Lamb to the Slaughter.” Is the story related in the past, present or future tense? Is the story told from a first, second, or third person point of view? How limited is the narrator’s perspective? Why do you think the author chose this narrative style?
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