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Do the activities after reading part 2 of the story.
The story is here: https://www.manhassetschools.org/cms/lib8/NY01913789/Centricity/Domain/275/English%209ID/Short%20Stories/lamb_to_the_slaughter1.pdf

Translate the words from Part 2 of the story. Copy into your notebook.
bewildered
frowning
motionless
shadow
muscle
dazed horror
fuss
reject
occurred to her
managed
nausea
desire
vomit
cellar
deep freeze
Question 1
1.

Question 2
2.

Question 3
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Question 4
4.

Question 5
5.

Question 6
6.

Question 7
7.

Part 3
Translate the words from Part 3 of the story. Copy into your notebook.
steel club
pace
violence
ridiculous
extraordinary
penalty
relief
certainly
shoved
tidied
peculiar
rehearsed
Question 8
8.

Question 9
9.

Question 10
10.

Find the lines that tell you what Mary does with the lamb after using it as a weapon. Copy the line.

Part 4
Translate the words from Part 4 of the story. Copy into your notebook.
grocery shop
counter
cocked his head on one side
pleasantly
suggest
glanced
wrapped
frantic
grief
humming
parcel
doubled up
welled up
knelt
sobbed
Question 11
11.

Why does Mary go to the grocery before calling the police?

Question 12
12.

It soon becomes clear that Mary really did love her husband. How do you know? (Copy the sentences that helps you answer)

Part 5
Translate the words from Part 5 of the story. Copy into your notebook.
precinct
kneeling
briefly
muttering
corpse
immediately
cheerful
departed
stretcher
exceptionally
cheerful
departed
stretcher
exceptionally
yard
Occasionally
blow
administered
blunt
weapon
premises
Question 13
13.

Mary knows the detective because -.

Question 14
14.
"Later, one of the detectives came up and sat beside her. Did she know, he asked, of anything in the house that could’ve been used as the _______ ? Would she mind having a look around to see if anything was missing—a very big _______, for example, or a heavy metal _______."
Question 15
15.

What favor does Mary ask of the detective?

Question 16
16.

Why does Mary want the policemen to eat the lamb?

Question 17
17.

Why does Mary giggle at the end of the story?

Question 18
18.

Question 19
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Question 20
20.

Question 21
21.

What does Mary enjoy most about time with her husband after work?
That she is no longer alone at home
his quiet presence
talking to him about his day
how excited he is to see her
What does the husband drink?
vodka
wine
whiskey
brandy
How does Mary know that something is wrong with her husband?
He drinks a lot.
He does not want a drink.
He is late coming home.
He is very affectionate.
What did her husband tell Mary? How do you know?
that he has lost his job
that he has quit his job
that he is leaving her
that he does not want a baby
How does Mary feel after her husband tells her the news?
She thinks it's funny.
She agrees that it's a good idea.
She is horrified.
She moves further and further away from him.
Why does the husband go out after their conversation?
He wants to eat dinner in a restaurant.
He doesn't feel well so he wants to go see a doctor.
He doesn't want to continue talking to Mary.
He has to go back to work.
What does Mary do after she hears the news from her husband?
She smiles and agrees with him, like a good wife.
She ignores him and pretends that she didn't hear him.
She goes to the freezer in the cellar to get meat to cook for dinner.
She runs out of the house.
What does Mary do to her husband? How does her behavior create situational irony? Choose TWO answers.
She kills him.
She didn't tell him what she was going to do.
He deserved it.
She forgives him
We weren't expecting that!
What will Mary do next, now that she’s come out of her state of shock? Choose TWO answers.
She will call the police and confess.
She isn't prepared to take the chance that she would be caught.
She will cover up the murder.
She will hide the body.
Part 6
Translate the words from Part 6 of the story. Copy into your notebook.
beside
spanner
vase
garage
torch
chink
mantle
weary
trifle exasperated
Sergeant
beside
spanner
vase
garage
torch
chink
mantle
weary
trifle exasperated
Sergeant
awfully
strictly
persuaded
a little nip of whiskey
awkwardly
consoling
wandered
tearful
allowed
remain
decent hospitality
hesitating
persuaded
sloppy
club
skull
smashed
sledgehammer
belched
giggle
Which of the following shows situational irony?
Calm, loving Mary violently kills her husband.
The police officer goes to the grocer’s.
Patrick is a police officer.
The doctor says that Patrick’s skull was smashed.
Why does Mary go shopping for groceries?
She needs fresh air.
She wants to confess to Sam.
She needs an alibi.
Her husband wants dinner at home.
It is an irony that the grieving widow is also the —
grocer
detective
victim
murderer
Dramatic irony takes place when Mary tells the police that—
she feels too ill to leave
they would do her a favor by eating the lamb
she would like a drink
she went grocery shopping