Lamb to the Slaughter

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome

Who is the protagonist?
(main character)

1. Patrick Maloney
2. Mary Maloney
3. Sam the greengrocer
4. Detective Jack Noonan

What does Patrick Maloney tell his wife before she kills him?

1. He is having an affair with another woman.
2. He does not like her cooking.
3. He is very sick.
4. This conversation is not included in the story.

What happens to the murder weapon?

1. The police eat it for dinner.
2. Mary throws the weapon in the bin.
3. The police find it under the sofa.
4. Mary puts it in the oven, hoping it won't be found.

Which of these statements came from a real "Good Housewife's Guide" in the 1950s?

1. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes.
2. Don't complain when he is late for dinner.
3. Let him talk first: his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
4. A good wife always knows her place.

Do you think Mary Maloney is a "good wife" to Patrick?

Mary gets away with murder.
Do you feel any sympathy for her? Why (not)

Now - write your own short summary of the story
include:
description of main characters
plot (storyline) 

Read Animals need 'right to privacy, do assignment 5A (p. 64)  & Read & study vocabulary A1 (p. 88)