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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. Where was author Roald Dahl born?
(a) Wales
(b) Norway
(c) Russia
(d) Poland

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

3. According to the narrator, “the detectives kept asking [Mary] a lot of questions. But they always treated her” how?
(a) Kindly
(b) Respectfully
(c) Innocently
(d) Suspiciously

4. What kind of quality describes Mary’s skin in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) A sallow and withered quality
(b) A harsh and gauzy quality
(c) An ashen and gray quality
(d) A wonderful translucent quality

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?

2. The final comment made by the policemen in “Lamb to the Slaughter” relates to which literary element?

3. Sergeant Noonan asks Mary if she would like to go somewhere else and suggests going to whose house in the story?

4. What kind of store does Mary go to after killing Patrick?

5. Mary is told by the policemen that her husband has been killed how?

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