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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. Mary tells the police detectives that Patrick was where when she returned from the store?
(a) Slumped over in his chair
(b) Lying on the floor
(c) Curled up in the bathtub
(d) Sitting upright on the couch

2. What is the meat from the freezer wrapped in?
(a) Paper
(b) Plastic
(c) Burlap
(d) Foil

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

4. How far along is Mary’s pregnancy in “Lamb to the Slaughter”?
(a) 4 months
(b) 8 months
(c) 2 months
(d) 6 months

5. 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?
(a) Baseball bat
(b) A piece of firewood
(c) Tire iron
(d) Sledgehammer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of quality describes Mary’s skin in the beginning of “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

3. “Lamb to the Slaughter” is included in what short story compilation?

4. What does Mary take when she runs downstairs after rehearsing in her room?

5. What word used in describing the story’s setting refers to a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves or drawers?

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