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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. How many policemen are left in Mary’s house after they’ve all had drinks?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 5

2. What word from the story refers to keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss?
(a) Grief
(b) Astonishment
(c) Wonder
(d) Frantic

3. What word from the story means a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law?
(a) Judgment
(b) Penalty
(c) Motive
(d) Evidence

4. Mary overhears the police detective telling another that the store clerk said Mary’s behavior was what?
(a) Very strange
(b) Overly giddy
(c) Quite normal
(d) Slightly paranoid

5. What kind of look describes Mary’s eyes in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) Excited
(b) Mourning
(c) Placid
(d) Wondering

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the policemen says to Mary, “It’s the old story. Get the weapon, and you’ve got” what?

2. Patrick tells Mary after relating his story that “there needn’t really be any” what?

3. What kind of store does Mary go to after killing Patrick?

4. According to the narrator, Mary “knew [Patrick] didn’t want to speak much until” what was finished?

5. Who is working at the store when Mary arrives after killing Patrick?

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