Vocabulary
"Button, Button"
"Lamb to Slaughter"
"Ruthless"
Potpourri
100

Friendly, cheerful, and warm. 

What is genial?

100

Who are the main characters in the story "Button Button?"

Who are Norma and Arthur Lewis.

100

Who are the main characters of "Lamb to Slaughter?"

Who are Mary and Mr. Maloney"

100

The main character of "Ruthless"

Who is Judson? 

100

What is the best way to outline your notes? 

To answer the questions who, what, when, where, how, and why while reading. 

200

To get, receive, or earn something

What is acquire.

200

This was promised to Norma and Arthur Lewis if they pressed the button ("Button-Button")? Be specific.

What is $50,000.

200

Mary's murder weapon (be specific). 

What is a leg of lamb? 

200
Explain Judson's reason for the trap. 

What is Judson's bourbon was stolen last winter and he wanted to get revenge on the person who stole it so he poisoned the liquor. 

200

When the reader knows information or details that the characters in the story DO NOT. 

What is dramatic irony? 

300
Having or showing a desire for revenge. 

What is vindictive?

300

This happened to Arthur.  

What is Arthur got hit by a train after being pushed by a crowd of people? 

300

What was so odd about Mr. Maloney's behavior when he got home?

What is - he was excessively drinking.  

300

How does Judson end up lying on the porch? 

He slipped on an acorn. 

300

To give comfort in a time of need.

What is to console? 

400

The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. 

What is hospitality? 

400

Readers can make this inference when Mr. Stewart says, "Mrs. Lewis, do you really think you knew your husband?" 

What is Mr. Stewart suggests that maybe Norma and Arthur were actually way more different than they were alike.
400

This happened to the evidence.

What is Mary cooked it and fed it to the police?  

400
The caretaker.

Who is Alec? 

400

The correct way to answer a short answer question is?

The RACE strategy: Restate the question, Answer the question, cite evidence from the text, and explain your answer. 
500

A feeling of irritation. 

What is exasperate? 

500

What does "the button" represent or symbolize? 

What is death? 

500
Readers can infer this about what Mr. Maloney told Mary. 

What is he was leaving her? 

500

How is "Ruthless" an example of dramatic and situational irony (be sure to explain your answer)? 

What is the reader knows more than Alec (dramatic irony) and the story ends in a way that the reader did not expect - Judson drinks the liquor from the trap he set to catch his thief? 
500

When the situation or outcome of the story turns out different than expected. 

What is situational irony? 

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