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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 does Mary say there’s “plenty of meat and stuff” after Patrick’s arrival?
(a) In the freezer
(b) In the garage
(c) In the cellar
(d) In the cabinets

2. Where was “Lamb to the Slaughter” first published?
(a) Harper’s Magazine
(b) Reader’s Digest
(c) Newsweek
(d) New York Magazine

3. To whom does Mary call out when she returns from the store?
(a) Jack
(b) Patrick
(c) Sam
(d) Ben

4. What food item does Mary offer to Patrick after he arrives home?
(a) Bread
(b) Cheese
(c) Cake
(d) Fish

5. According to the narrator, after Patrick tells Mary his story, “Her first instinct was to” do what?
(a) Clean the house
(b) Scream and slap him
(c) Run out the front door
(d) Not believe any of it, to reject it all

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the murder weapon, one of the policemen in the kitchen says that it is probably where?

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

3. As the search goes on, Mary knows that there are other policemen searching where?

4. Where is Patrick standing when Mary reenters the living room with the meat from the freezer?

5. Who is offered more as Mary listens to the policemen in the kitchen eating?

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