LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER by Roald Dahl 1953 How does the detectives' conversation with the grocer affect the outcome of the story? A:The police no longer suspect Mary of murdering her husband. B:The police give up on finding the murder weapon near Mary's home. C:The police wonder why Mary was acting so strangely while shopping. D:The police decide to ask Mary to help them solve her husband's murder.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.