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10/13 "Lamb to the Slaughter"

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20 questions
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1. How would you describe the woman so far?

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2. In general, how does the woman feel about her husband?

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3. How does Mary Maloney treat her husband?

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4. How is he treating her? Why do you think he may be acting this way?

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5. What do you think he told her? Why?

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6. Why is it “kind of a bad time to be telling” her this news?

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7. How do you think she will react? Why?

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8. What is Mary Maloney going to do now?

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9. Why is her pregnancy important in this part of the story?

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10. What do you think about Mrs. Maloney’s behavior at the grocer’s? Is it
realistic?

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11. Do you think she is acting, or is she in shock? Why?

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12. What are the detectives talking about?

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13. Do you think they suspect Mrs. Maloney at all? Explain.

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14. How is the police investigation going?

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15. What do you think will happen next?

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1. How does the title refer to the story? Who is the victim?

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3. Do you sympathize with the murderer in this story? Why or why not?

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4. How does the way the story is narrated influence your opinion? (how does seeing Mary's POV effect how you feel about the story?)

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6. Why are we not told exactly what he said to Mary? What do you think he said?

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9. What are Mary Maloney ́s reasons for covering up the crime?