Lamb to the Slaughter HAVO 4 lesson 2

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This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slide.

time-iconLesson duration is: 15 min

Items in this lesson

Slide 1 - Slide

What tragic news does Patrick give Mary at the beginning of the book? How do you think this impacts her emotionally? How does she react?

Slide 2 - Open question

What does Patrick Maloney tell Mary before she kills him?
A
He does not like her cooking.
B
That he is not happy with his job.
C
That he is having an affair.
D
That he wasn't hungry.

Slide 3 - Quiz

What happens to the murder weapon?
A
Mary threw it away.
B
Mary puts it back into the freezer.
C
Jack Noonan found it under the sofa.
D
The detectives ate it.

Slide 4 - Quiz

What is the significance of Patrick's profession and Mary's interaction with the police?

Slide 5 - Open question

What are some themes of Lamb to the Slaughter?

Slide 6 - Open question

What does the leg of lamb symbolize in the "Lamb to the Slaughter?"

Slide 7 - Open question

Who is the protagonist (main character) in "The Lamb to the Slaughter?"
A
Jack Noonan, the detective
B
Mary Maloney
C
Patrick Maloney
D
Sam, the greengrocer

Slide 8 - Quiz

Who is the antagonist in the story?
A
Mary Maloney
B
Patrick Maloney
C
Jack Noonan
D
the detectives

Slide 9 - Quiz

What does Patrick Maloney tell Mary before she kills him?
A
He does not like her cooking.
B
That he is not happy with his job.
C
That he is having an affair.
D
That he wasn't hungry.

Slide 10 - Quiz

What happens to the murder weapon?
A
Mary threw it away.
B
Mary puts it back into the freezer.
C
Jack Noonan found it under the sofa.
D
The detectives ate it.

Slide 11 - Quiz

What is the main climax of the story?
A
Patrick coming home to work.
B
The police giving their estimation about the murder weapon and that it is still in the house.
C
The detectives eating the murder weapon.
D
Mary calling the police to report her husband's murder.

Slide 12 - Quiz

What is the rising action in the story?
A
When Patrick delivers to Mary the bad news.
B
When the policemen arrived.
C
When Mary gets the leg of lamb from the freezer after being in shock.
D
When Mary called the police.

Slide 13 - Quiz

What is the falling action in the story?
A
Mary crying to the police.
B
Mary giggling.
C
The policemen eating the evidence.
D
When Mary cooks the lamb, goes to the store to buy vegetables and rehearses.

Slide 14 - Quiz

Write your impression of Mary Maloney as a wife. Multiple answers are possible.

Slide 15 - Open question

What is the significance of Patrick's profession and Mary's interaction with the police?

Slide 16 - Open question

What may be a reason why Patrick wants to leave Mary?

Slide 17 - Open question

Describe the first dynamic character moment in the short story.

Slide 18 - Open question

Character analysis: Write down the evidence from the text about Mary's loyalty to her husband.

Slide 19 - Open question

Open question: Do you think Mary Maloney is "a good wife" to Patrick? Explain your answer in at least ten words.

Slide 20 - Open question