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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 murder weapon is used to kill Patrick in the story?
(a) A leg of lamb
(b) A gun
(c) A crow bar
(d) A knife

2. How many notes does the police detective have when he returns from checking Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) A paragraph of notes
(b) Two pages of notes
(c) A page of notes
(d) A couple of sentences as notes

3. The final comment made by the policemen in “Lamb to the Slaughter” relates to which literary element?
(a) Onomatopoeia
(b) Irony
(c) Alliteration
(d) Assonance

4. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?
(a) Could it wait until after dinner?
(b) What is it, darling? What’s the matter?
(c) Please, explain yourself
(d) Should I sit down for this?

5. Mary tells the police detectives that she was doing what when Patrick arrived home from work?
(a) Cleaning
(b) Reading
(c) Singing
(d) Sewing

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”

2. How is Mary said to greet the store clerk when she arrives after killing Patrick?

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

4. How does Mary kill her husband in the story?

5. What reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?

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