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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 is Mary’s last name in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Maloney
(b) Matheson
(c) Markley
(d) Moore

2. What is a literary technique used to develop suspense in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Assonance
(b) Nonlinear plot
(c) Foreshadowing
(d) Literary allusion

3. What reason does Mary give to the store clerk for her staying in tonight?
(a) She is feeling ill
(b) Patrick is tired
(c) The car needs repairs
(d) The restaurant is closed

4. How long does the police detective take when he goes to check Mary’s alibi at the store?
(a) 8 minutes
(b) 35 minutes
(c) 25 minutes
(d) 15 minutes

5. What is Mary’s presumed reason for going to the store in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) She wanted to get away from her husband
(b) She needed vegetables
(c) To establish an alibi
(d) She was out of milk

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed?

2. What does Mary take from her husband when he first arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

4. The final comment made by the policemen in “Lamb to the Slaughter” relates to which literary element?

5. Mary tells herself on the way home from the store that if she does things correctly “there’ll be no need for any” what at all?

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