Lamb to the Slaugther
What does the exposition reveal?
-Mr. and Mrs. Maloney
-Mrs. Maloney is a housewife and is pregnant
-Mr. Maloney is a policeman
Why does Billy go to the bed and breakfast instead of a hotel?
He was drawn to it
Why does Montresor want revenge?
Fortunato has insulted him
Why does Mary Maloney go to the grocery store after killing her husband?
to create an alibi
Who is the author of Lamb to the Slaughter?
Roald Dahl
What is the rising action?
Mary learns her husband is going to leave her
she keeps staring and stay peculiar things
How does Montresor plan on getting his revenge?
By killing him.
Who were the other two boys who stayed at the bed and breakfast?
Gregory Temple and Christopher Mulholland
Who is the author of The Landlady?
Roald Dahl
What is the climax?
- Mary kills her husband
- The detective notices the lamb still cooking
poison
Where does Montresor take Fortunato?
to the vaults to taste Amontillado (a trick)
Why doesn't Fortunato suspect that Montresor wants revenge?
Who is the author of The Cask of Amontillado?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the falling action?
the policemen unknowingly eating the leg of lamb
What is the landlady's surprising hobby?
taxidermy
How does Fortunato die?
He is walled in by Montresor
What does "fetter" mean?
chained
Surprise freebie: which author is your favorite?
answer varies
What is the resolution?
Mary gets away with it
What does the story imply happens to Billy?
he dies from the poison and gets stuffed by the landlady
Does Montresor get away with murder?
Yes.
Surprise freebie: which story is your favorite?
answer varies
Which author invented the detective story?
Edgar Allan Poe