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by BlastRoom
Close-reading questions on plot, character, narration, objects, and irony in Roald Dahl's short story.
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20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
Patrick tells Mary his news and says he hopes she will not make a fuss. What central turn follows?
Before Patrick arrives, what does Mary's routine of watching the clock and preparing his drink establish?
After Patrick says he is going out, why does Mary still insist on making supper?
What decision most helps Mary create an alibi after the killing?
When Mary returns from the grocer and calls the police, how does the plot use her reaction?
Why is Mary's pregnancy important to her thinking after she kills Patrick?
Why does Mary ask the officers to eat the lamb?
What does Mary's mirror rehearsal show about her after the killing?
Which statement best describes Mary's self-understanding when the officers arrive?
The narration stays close to Mary rather than Patrick after he gives his news. What effect does that choice create?
Patrick's exact news is never fully stated. What does that narrative gap do?
How does the plain, almost matter-of-fact narration of the killing affect the scene?
The reader knows the lamb is the weapon while the detectives do not. Which term names that reader position?
What makes the frozen leg of lamb such an effective central object?
Why does the ordinary living-room setting matter in the story's opening?
By the end, what has happened to the evidence the detectives keep searching for?
One officer says the weapon may be right under their noses. Why is this line ironic?
What kind of ending does the detectives' meal create?
Mary giggles in the other room as the detectives discuss the weapon. What tone does this final moment create?
Which theme is most directly developed by Mary's successful deception?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.
Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
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