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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 kind of look describes Mary’s eyes in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Excited
(b) Placid
(c) Mourning
(d) Wondering

2. How many notes does the police detective have when he returns from checking Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) A couple of sentences as notes
(b) A page of notes
(c) Two pages of notes
(d) A paragraph of notes

3. What is Mary’s response when Patrick tells her, “Listen, I’ve got something to tell you”?
(a) Please, explain yourself
(b) What is it, darling? What’s the matter?
(c) Should I sit down for this?
(d) Could it wait until after dinner?

4. What does Mary buy at the store after she’s killed Patrick?
(a) Rice and cheese
(b) Potatoes and peas
(c) A newspaper and a book
(d) Candy and cigarettes

5. Patrick’s “statement” to Mary is not detailed in the text, but is said to last now long at most?
(a) 4-5 minutes
(b) 1-2 minutes
(c) 3-4 minutes
(d) 2-3 minutes

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 is Mary doing as she awaits her husband’s arrival in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. As Mary, in the living room, listens to the policemen in the kitchen, their voices are described as being what “because their mouths were full of meat”?

4. How are the curtains arranged in the opening of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

5. Mary hides the truth about Patrick’s murder to presumably protect whom?

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