The Landlady
Who is the protagonist in Roald Dahl's The Landlady?
Billy Weaver
Who is the protagonist in Lamb to the Slaughter?
Mary Maloney
What is the most likely reason the author made the box black?
Because black represents death
What is the definition of unreliable narrator?
A narrator of a story or film that is not trustworthy
What did Norma want to use the money to purchase?
Trip, plan for baby, cottage
Who is the antagonist in The Landlady?
The Landlady
Our protagonist killed her husband by bonking him on the head with a
frozen leg of lamb
Why does the village continue to conduct the lottery when the other villages are giving it up?
It represents tradition and people follow it because it is what has always been done
The Tell-Tale Heart was written by _____________
Edgar Allan Poe
How does Norma's husband die?
hit by a train
Which two animals were near the fireplace when Billy first arrived to the Bed and Breakfast?
A stuffed dog and stuffed parrot
"Lamb to the Slaughter" was written by what famous author known for children's literature?
Roald Dahl
What is a possible theme for The Lottery
People should question rituals
Whose heartbeat was beating in the story?
It was the man's anxieties, as his heart beat louder and louder.
The main character struggling with herself to push the button or not is this kind of conflict.
What is internal conflict? Or Character vs. Self
What did the Landlady give Billy to drink?
Tea
Why did Mary giggle in the living room?
The detectives were eating the evidence.
Which event from the story foreshadows that Tessie will be the one who picks the paper with the black dot?
She arrives late to the lottery and jokes about it, not taking it seriously
Why were the police sent to the house?
A neighbor heard a shriek.
"Greed can lead to one's downfall" is an example of __________
Theme
Billy wrote a letter to his _____________ so that they knew he arrived in Bath safely
parents
The police officers ate the murder weapon at the end of the story without realizing it. This is an example of ______________________
Irony
(situational irony)
Which character most represents "tradition"?
Old Man Warner
When does the narrator kill the Old Man?
On the 8th night
Where did the $50,000 come from?
Arthur's life insurance