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

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

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

4. What does Mary ask Sergeant Noonan to give her as the investigation continues?
(a) A drink
(b) A notepad
(c) A gun
(d) A police sketch

5. Mary is told by the policemen that her husband has been killed with what weapon?
(a) A sharp knife
(b) A heavy blunt instrument
(c) A large caliber firearm
(d) A small caliber firearm

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the story refers to a state of being desperate or wild with excitement, passion or fear?

2. 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?

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

4. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was initially rejected by what periodical for publication?

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

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