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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 “unusual” thing does Patrick do after he arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) He lies down in bed
(b) He sits outside on the porch
(c) He downs his drink in one swallow
(d) He goes out to the garage

2. “Lamb to the Slaughter” was written and is presumably set in what era?
(a) The 1950s
(b) The 1920s
(c) The 1940s
(d) The 1930s

3. “Lamb to the Slaughter” illustrates author Roald Dahl’s fascination with what literary genre?
(a) Horror
(b) Historical fiction
(c) Romance
(d) Science fiction

4. How is the drink that Mary mixes for herself described in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Weak
(b) Strong
(c) Ice cold
(d) Just right

5. Patrick tells Mary in the first half of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “I hope you won’t blame” who too much?
(a) My mistress
(b) Yourself
(c) Me
(d) God

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

2. Who is the officer who is asked by another in the kitchen, “What do you think?”

3. Patrick is described as sitting how in a chair in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

5. Patrick tells Mary in the story, “I've thought about it a good deal and I've decided the only thing to do is” what?

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