"Lamb to the Slaughter"
"Charles"
"Ransom of the Red Chief"
Irony
Vocabulary
100

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. 

100

Why did Laurie create "Charles"?

He created Charles because he didn't want his parents to find out he was doing bad things.

100

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.

100

what is situational irony? 

when you expect something but than something else happens. 

100

agreeble to the taste

palatable

200

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.

200

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. 

200

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. 


200

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" 

200

to utter: send forth or give out

emit

300

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

300

What did Laurie tell his parents when he had to stay after school?

He said Charles had detention and everybody wanted to watch him. 

300

What is dramatic irony? 

When the audience is more aware of what is happening than a character. 

300

behaving in a loud or noisy manner

raucous 

400

what did she tell the police when they got her?

she was at the grocery store and when she got home, found him dead.

400

what did the parents find out at the pta meeting

they found out charles isn't a student

400
boldly discourteous 

impudent

500

Who came to the house what was the detectives name?

Dectective Noonan 

500
distrustful of someones actions

cynically

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