In Lamb to the Slaughter, how does Mary hide the evidence of her murder?
She feeds the leg of lamb to the police
At the beginning of the story, Mary Maloney is doing what?
Happily waiting for her husband (fixing drinks, tidying, etc.)
What is in the black box?
Slips of paper, one of which is marked with a black spot
Why does Roger sit close to the door in Mrs. Jones' house?
So he can run away easily if he needs to
The perspective from which a story is told
POINT OF VIEW
Name one example of external conflict in Thank You M'am.
Answers will vary
What does Mary's husband do for a living?
Police officer
What eventually happens to Tessie
She is stoned to death
What type of conflict is this: Roger has to decide if he will stay in Mrs. Jones' house or run away
Internal conflict
The people around which the story takes place
CHARACTERS
The issue or problem that will be resolved in a story
CONFLICT
What can we assume Mary's husband tells her?
That he is leaving her
Who is the last to arrive at the lottery?
Tessie Hutchinson
What does Mrs. Jones' tell Roger about her past?
That she has done bad things as well
The events that take place in a story
PLOT
In The Lottery, what does Old Man Warner think about discontinuing the lottery?
It's too important to stop, that those who want it to stop are a "pack of fools"
One of the police officers believes the murder weapon is...
...something large and heavy
In what month does the lottery take place?
June
What does the author mean by "shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet"?
The guilt of stealing will eventually get to you
The time and place where the story takes place
SETTING
What are the three types of irony? Give an example of each.
Verbal, situational & dramatic
The real reason that Mary goes shopping for groceries is...
...to have an alibi
What do some people think about discontinuing the lottery?
Some people want it to stop
Why couldn't Roger say thank you at the end of the story?
He couldn't believe that she had tried to help him after he tried to steal from her
The idea on which the story is built
THEME