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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lamb to the Slaughter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of store does Mary go to after killing Patrick?
(a) A candy store
(b) A grocery store
(c) A bookstore
(d) A taxidermy store

2. What is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Reading
(b) Sewing
(c) Painting
(d) Listening to the radio

3. What kind of air is described about Mary and “everything she did” in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A slow smiling air
(b) A quick frantic air
(c) A methodical air
(d) A free-spirited air

4. Of the murder weapon, one of the policemen in the kitchen says that it is probably where?
(a) In an alleyway somewhere
(b) Long gone
(c) Right under our noses
(d) Somewhere hidden in the garden

5. What is Mary’s presumed reason for killing her husband in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Mary kills him because he won’t attend church
(b) Mary kills him because he is an alcoholic
(c) Mary kills him because he lost his job
(d) Mary kills him because he is leaving her

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the “small favor” that Mary asks of Sergeant Noonan and the other officers?

2. What day of the week is it in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. What does Mary request while she’s rehearsing in her room after killing Patrick?

4. How are Patrick’s legs described when Mary sees his body after returning from the store?

5. What does Mary take when she runs downstairs after rehearsing in her room?

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