1. When does the story take place?
2. Where does the story take place?
3. What is Patrick Maloney's job?
4. What did Patrick probably tell his wife?
5. Write two things Mary did before Patrick came home.
6. Why didn’t Mary prepare supper at the beginning?
7. How did Mary react to what Patrick had told her at first?
8. What was the murder weapon?
9. Name 3 things Mary did to create a solid alibi.
10. What punishment could Mary expect to get if she were caught?
11. Compare Mary and Patrick. (job, appearance, personality, feelings and behavior to others)
12. What happened to the leg of lamb?
Number the sentences in order in which they happened in the story
_____ She went to buy vegetables for dinner.
_____ She heard tires on the gravel outside.
_____ She spoke into the mirror.
_____ He told her the news.
_____ Mary Maloney began to giggle.
_____ She asked the policemen to do her a favor.
_____ He fell to the floor.
_____ She began to get frightened
_____ The police searched for the murder weapon.
_____ She hit him on the head with a leg of lamb from the freezer.
_____ Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband.
_____ She found him dead on the floor.
_____ She called the police to report what she had found.