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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 does Mary say when the police pick up after she calls them?
(a) There has been a murder
(b) Quick! Come quick! Patrick’s dead!
(c) My husband has been attacked
(d) I need an ambulance

2. How does Mary reenter her home after going to the store?
(a) Through the front window
(b) Through the cellar door
(c) Through the back door
(d) Through the front door

3. One of the officers in the kitchen says of Patrick, “The doc says his skull was smashed all to pieces just like from a” what?
(a) A piece of firewood
(b) Baseball bat
(c) Tire iron
(d) Sledgehammer

4. Mary is described as loving the way that Patrick remains silent about his what, in the beginning of the short story?
(a) Frustration
(b) Admiration
(c) Tiredness
(d) Anger

5. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?
(a) Sam
(b) Robert
(c) Charlie
(d) Patrick

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of meat does Mary take from the freezer in the story?

2. When Mary gets up to leave the room after Patrick’s related his story, she cannot feel what?

3. How long does the police detective take when he goes to check Mary’s alibi at the store?

4. Who is the protagonist of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. Patrick tells Mary after he’s finished his story, “So there it is. And I know it’s kind of” what?

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