Please help
1. Describe Mary's Maloney's feelings towards her husband. How do her different actions demonstrate the emotions and feelings that she has for her husband?
2. How is Patrick Maloney, the husband, acting when he arrives home? How is this different from his normal behavior, and what does his strange behavior foreshadow (hint at)
3. What crime does Mary Maloney commit? Is this crime premeditated (planned) or is it a crime of passion?(Explain using specific details to support your answer)
4. How is Mary Maloney able to create an alibi? Describe the steps she took to create an alibi that would hold up against the prying eyes of the investigator.
5. How is Mary able to get rid of the evidence (the murder weapon)? What is ironic (unexpected) about the manner in which she disposes of the weapon?
6. What is the theme (author's message) How does the author lead you to that theme? What characters help express that theme?