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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 after relating his story that “there needn’t really be any” what?
(a) Fuss
(b) Agony
(c) Hatred
(d) Yelling

2. When Mary leaves the store, she tells herself that she’s returning home to do what?
(a) Wash the dishes
(b) Call her sister on the phone
(c) Finish the laundry
(d) Cook dinner for her husband

3. “Lamb to the Slaughter” is included in what short story compilation?
(a) Tales from Afar
(b) Someone Like You
(c) Truth be Told
(d) Impossible to Solve

4. What beverage is sitting out as Mary waits in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Orange juice and rum
(b) Tea and lemon juice
(c) Whiskey and soda water
(d) Coffee and milk

5. Author Roald Dahl was born in what year?
(a) 1932
(b) 1897
(c) 1916
(d) 1961

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary discover her dead husband lying after she returns from the store?

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

3. Of the murder weapon, one of the policemen in the kitchen says, "Whoever done it, they're not going to be carrying a thing like that around with them longer than they” what?

4. Who is the first police officer to examine Patrick’s body?

5. What are the first thoughts that Mary thinks after killing her husband?

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