Button, Button
What does the character get if they push the button?
$50,000
What does Judson plan to do to the thief who stole his liquor
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
Because of his eye.
What does Mary use to kill her husband?
A frozen leg of lamb
Which of our vocabulary words means "kind and friendly"?
Genial
Which character does NOT want to push the button?
The husband
What does Judson use to poison the liquor?
Rat poison
Where does the narrator hide the body of the old man?
Under the floor boards.
Why does Mary kill her husband?
He comes home and tells her something that upsets her, but we never know what it is.
Hotel workers and service workers need to have this characteristic.
Hospitality
What is one reason the wife gives for pushing the button?
It would be a person they do not know
Take a trip to Europe
Buy a cottage
Nicer clothes, furniture, a car
Money for a baby
Who is Alec?
The caretaker who lives down the road. He told Judson to drink the liquor after he fell.
What does the beating heart represent in the story?
The narrator's guilt
Why does Mary go to the grocery store after killing her husband?
To create an alibi for the time of the crime
What does it mean to justify something?
Give reasoning or explanation for
When the wife pushes the button, where does the $50,000 come from?
The husband's life insurance policy
How did Judson fall?
He slipped on an acorn left by a chipmunk
How does the narrator kill the old man?
By smothering him/ Covering his face
Which suspense building technique does the author use in Lamb to the Slaughter?
Dramatic Irony
Define "diligence"
Careful and persistent work or effort.
Name a suspense building technique does the author use in Button, Button?
Conflict
Point of view
Name a suspense building technique does the author use in Ruthless.
Point of view
Conflict
Dramatic Irony
How many nights does the narrator watch the old man before he kills him?
7 nights
Why does Mary begin to giggle in the last line of the story?
After the police eat the leg of lamb, she knows she will get away with the crime.
Create a sentence using any TWO vocabulary words
Responses will vary.