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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 is a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Assonance
(b) Nonlinear plot
(c) Literary allusion
(d) Foreshadowing

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

3. What does Mary ask Sergeant Noonan to give her as the investigation continues?
(a) A gun
(b) A drink
(c) A police sketch
(d) A notepad

4. How many table lamps are described in the room in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4

5. What is Mary doing as she enters her home from the store?
(a) Laughing and giggling
(b) Crying and thinking
(c) Frowning and praying
(d) Humming and smiling

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing that Mary says after Patrick has related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. What does Mary do with the meat after killing Patrick?

3. After Patrick is confirmed as dead, who arrives next to Mary’s house to join the investigation?

4. Mary’s feelings for her husband in the beginning of the story are defined in which way?

5. Who discovers a small patch of congealed blood on Patrick’s head when the police arrive?

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