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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 member of the investigative team departs after the body has been carried out on a stretcher?
(a) A police photographer
(b) The fingerprint man
(c) Charlie
(d) A doctor

2. Where does Mary say there’s “plenty of meat and stuff” after Patrick’s arrival?
(a) In the cellar
(b) In the freezer
(c) In the garage
(d) In the cabinets

3. Mary tells the store clerk that Patrick has caught her without any what?
(a) Beverages
(b) Meat
(c) Dessert
(d) Vegetables

4. What look in Patrick’s eyes does Mary love, as described in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) The specific, narrow look in his eyes
(b) The rambling, wide look in his eyes
(c) The humble, keen look in his eyes
(d) The intent, far look in his eyes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary discover her dead husband lying after she returns from the store?

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

3. What does Mary resume doing after Patrick arrives home in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

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

5. Who does Mary rehearse speaking to in her bedroom after killing Patrick?

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