"Lamb to the Slaughter"
What made the wife want to hit the husband?
She wanted to hit the husband because he wanted to leave here and divorce and he was going to give her little money.
Why did Laurie create "Charles"?
He created Charles because he didn't want his parents to find out he was doing bad things.
Why did the two men decide to kidnap the kid?
They wanted to kidnap the kids because they wanted to get money from the parents. They chose him because they knew the dad owned a bank and they would get lots of money.
what is situational irony?
when you expect something but than something else happens.
agreeble to the taste
palatable
What did she use to hit him? Where did she hit him?
She used a frozen leg of lamb and she hit him in the back of the head.
Why did the parents want to go to the PTA meeting?
The parents wanted to go to the PTA meeting to meet "Charles" parents and to talk to "Charles" parents.
Why did the kid not want to leave the two men who kidnapped him?
He didn't want to leave because he thought that they were playing a game with them.
What is verbal irony? and give one example.
Verbal irony is when you say something sarcastic. One example is "It's no big deal, my dad just died"
to utter: send forth or give out
emit
What did she tell the guy at the grocerey store about her husband?
She told him that he was tired from work and wanted to stay home and eat dinner
What did Laurie tell his parents when he had to stay after school?
He said Charles had detention and everybody wanted to watch him.
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience is more aware of what is happening than a character.
behaving in a loud or noisy manner
raucous
what did she tell the police when they got her?
she was at the grocery store and when she got home, found him dead.
what did the parents find out at the pta meeting
they found out charles isn't a student
impudent
Who came to the house what was the detectives name?
Dectective Noonan
cynically