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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. Patrick tells Mary that he’ll give her what after he’s related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The car
(b) Money
(c) The house
(d) The child

2. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?
(a) Patrick’s lover
(b) Her secret lover
(c) Her unborn child
(d) Her mother

3. From what narrative tense is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?
(a) Future imperfect tense
(b) Present possessive tense
(c) Past tense
(d) Present tense

4. What is the presumed setting of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The United States
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) England

5. How does Mary reenter her home after going to the store?
(a) Through the front door
(b) Through the back door
(c) Through the front window
(d) Through the cellar door

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?

2. From what narrative point of view is “Lamb to the Slaughter” related?

3. Mary overhears the police detective telling another that the store clerk said Mary’s behavior was what?

4. By what name is Mary addressed by the store clerk?

5. What is described in the Thermos bucket in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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