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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 tell the police detectives she went to the store to buy when they question her?
(a) Meat
(b) Vegetables
(c) Wine
(d) A newspaper

2. How are Mary’s eyes described in the story?
(a) Small
(b) Large
(c) Slanted
(d) Beady

3. Mary stops to wonder after killing Patrick, “What were the laws about murderers with” what?
(a) Ties to their victims
(b) Unborn children
(c) Medical conditions
(d) Religious convictions

4. What is the first thing that Mary says after Patrick has related his story in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Get out of here
(b) I’ll get the supper
(c) I am in shock
(d) I have laundry to do

5. What does Mary do at the end of the short story?
(a) She trembles
(b) She vomits
(c) She cries
(d) She giggles

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the story means a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law?

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

3. Mary is said to be the wife of what after killing her husband?

4. Mary tells the police detectives that the meat for Patrick’s dinner is where when they question her?

5. What reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?

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