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Character
Setting
Plot
Irony
100

peaceful and relaxing 

What is tranquil.

100
The main character...
Who is Mary Maloney
100
Where most of the story takes place
What is in the Maloney's house.
100

The type of story...(genre)

What is a horror/thriller story (short story)

100
Irony: a situation that shows the ___________________ of what one would expect.
What is... opposite.
200

"Now and again she _______at the clock, but without anxiety because she knew Patrick would be home soon."

What is glanced

200

Mary's husband's profession. - Be specific

What is a detective.

200
Where Mary gets the leg of lamb.
What is the freezer.
200
An unexpected event that usually creates conflict and makes the story more interesting.
What is a plot twist
200
What is ironic about Patrick's job and what happens to him?
What is ...he is a police officer. His job is stop murderers yet he is murdered himself by his own wife.
300

Supposedly the afterlife is a ______________________ place

What is blissful.

300

Cold, aloof, and hard-hearted best describes ________________ at the beginning of the story.

Who is Patrick Maloney

300
The decade the story most likely takes place.
What is the 1950's
300
The plot twist of Lamb to the Slaughter...
What is... the detectives eating the murder weapon.
300
Describe the irony of the interaction between Mary and Patrick at the very beginning of the story.
What is ...Mary is loving, caring, and kind to Patrick when he comes home, and he is silent, cold, and mean because he is leaving her.
400

Though Mary did not have many things in her life she liked to appreciate the ________ aspects of being a stay at home wife. 

What is luxuriate

400
A literary device author's use to reveal details about characters (what makes them tick)...
What is characterization
400
In the TV version, what does Mary do to the living room after arriving back home from the grocer's?
What is ... drops the bag of groceries; overturns tables, etc. to make it look like there was a struggle.
400
The climax of the story...
What is... when the detectives say the murder weapon is probably "right under our noses."
400
The irony of the story's ending.
What is ...that the detectives are talking about finding the murder weapon as they eat it. (and that the murderer is in the very next room).
500

Roald Dahl's story has left many of us feeling _____________________. His character Mary wasn't ______ just a house wife though. 

What are... bewildered AND merely

500

Mary's immediate reaction after Patrick tells her he's leaving.

What is... she pretends that nothing has happened (denial). "Perhaps if she acted as though she had not heard him, she would find that none of it really happened."

500

Where did Mrs. Mary go immediately after she left the grocery story? 

Where is her home

500
The inciting incident of the story (kicks off the action/conflict)
What is ...Patrick tells Mary he is leaving.
500

Give an example of dramatic irony specifically from the story. 

What is (Mr. Smith's discretion if the answer is correct)