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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. How is the drink that Mary mixes for Patrick described after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Strongish
(b) Weakish
(c) Ice cold
(d) Just right

2. Mary tells the store clerk that Patrick has caught her without any what?
(a) Dessert
(b) Vegetables
(c) Beverages
(d) Meat

3. What is described as being “twisted back underneath [Patrick’s] body” when Mary returns home from the store?
(a) Patrick’s neck
(b) Patrick’s leg
(c) Patrick’s foot
(d) Patrick’s arm

4. What is the store clerk’s response when Mary asks him if he thinks her dinner will be all right despite being cooked from frozen?
(a) I wouldn’t know, I am a vegetarian
(b) Personally, I don’t believe it makes any difference
(c) Personally, I will only eat them fresh
(d) Personally, I would thaw it first

5. Mary tells herself on the way home from the store that if she does things correctly “there’ll be no need for any” what at all?
(a) Acting
(b) Crying
(c) Alibi
(d) Explanation

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Patrick’s profession in the short story?

3. How many police officers initially arrive after Mary calls the police?

4. Where was “Lamb to the Slaughter” first published?

5. What does Mary attempt to do in the bedroom after killing Patrick?

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